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The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Resulting In the Sudden Death Of
John Ryan.

Last Saturday afternoon while out
hunting with his brother-in-law. Dennis
Moore, near Rice Lake, John Ryan, a
young married man residing at Y11 Sec
ond street northeast, was accidentally
shot in the leg and he bled to death be-
fore medical aid reached him. Mr.. Moore
bound up the wound as best he could
and drove rapidly to New Brighton,
where a doctor dressed the injured
member. He then secured fresh horse
and drove to St. Barnabas hospital,
where Mr.. Ryan died a short time after
his arrival there. The charge of shot
had torn the calf of the leg all to pieces.
The deceased was "a years old, and
had been employed as a plumber. Be-
sides his heartbroken young wife he
has father and brothers and sisters re-
siding on the East Side. Early Satur-
day morning Ryan and Moore took a
horse and light wagon and started for
Rice Lake for duck hunt. Late in the
afternoon they came upon what they
thought was a covey and both got on
their hands and knees and started to
crawl as near as possible to the ducks
before soaring them. Ryan was about
six feet in front of Moore and they
were crawling up a slight knoll when
Moore's shotgun, a repeater, caught In
some way and was discharged. The
whole, charge of shot entered Ryan's
left leg.
Mr.. Moore was half distracted over
the accident and did everything possible
to aid his brother-in-law; but when they
reached the hospital the doctors could
not save him and he died within few
hours. Deputy Coroner Nelson viewed
the remains, after which they were con-
veyed to the undertaking parlors of Fox
and O'Brien on Central avenue, whence
they were removed to the home of the
deceased, from which the funeral oc-
Cured on Tuesday morning. Services
for the soul of the departed were held
at St. Anthony of Padua church, and
long cortege followed the remains to the
cemetery.
The deceased was we'll and favorably
known and host of friends mourn his
sad death. His afflicted widow. who
only had been married eight months he:
fore, has the heartfelt sympathy Of all
who know her and so has his parents
and the other members of the family.
Mr.. Ryan was a member of Div. No. 3,
A. o. H., and had an insurance policy on
his life. About 300 members of the Or
der in full regalia attended the funeral
to the church in body. Father Prem
dergast preached an impressive dis
course on the uncertainty of life and
expressed sympathy for the young wid-
ow, who is convert to the Catholic
faith.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
holy ANGELS ACADEMY.
FoR YOUNG LADIES AND CHILDREN
Fourth Street and Seventh Ave. North
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.

delightful evening was spent. Musical
selections we're rendered by Hazel's
Mandolin club and Miss Finstrum.
Light refreshments were served, after
which the guests were invited to attend
a card party to be given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sinclair.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Fred Metcalf and Miss Gertrude
Shaw, Of Grand Forks, N. D., are the
quests, Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Flaherty, of
817 Penn avenue north. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peterson were sur.
prised on returning homo from their
wedding trip to ind about thirty Of their
youngsfFisnds waiting for them ct their
home, ~ Tven5sth avenue south a:
AeaxtE ueacoal ~ ekte - =
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
Card of Thanks.

I desire to express through your COL
umns my sincere thanks and apprecia-
stion for the many kind acts rendered
me by the A., O. H., Plumbers Union,
and many friends during my afliction.
Mrs. J. ]. Ryan.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
Anchor to Windward.

Patient-"Say, doctor?"
Surgeon (calmly opening his case of in
struments)-Well?"
Patfent-"Remember- are insured in
the same mutual company!"-Chicago 4xec-
ord.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c
II G. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lOC &c. II G. @. C. fail, druggists refund money.
The Irish standard., 1897-05-01

ports between the city treasurer and city
controller will go into effect today. The
operation of the ordinance will prove
an effectual check on the former Office.
The Greeks in this city are much
stirred up by the recent reports of Turk
ish victories, and are anxious for an op-
portunity to avenge their fatherland.
There are now about thirty Greeks who
stand in readiness to leave for the scene
of warfare as soon as the necessary funds
can be raised. Some have already gone,
and six of the thirty now waiting have
money to pay their own way, but the
other twenty-four are in need of assist
ance. For the purpose of raising the
necessary funds for their expenses a
subscription list is being circulated by.
John Meros and one of the Santrizos
brothers. Mayor Pratt has also ex-
pressed a willingness to accept sub,
scriptions in behalf of the Greeks.
Senator Washburn and Captain Rich,
both Of Minneapolis, who have been So
journing in China for some time past.
are making very favorable impression
with the leading capitalists Of the Chi
nese empire, according to letter from
Joseph T. Mannix. Senator Washburn
has been in close consultation With
Shong Taitao, director general Of rail-
ways. and other prominent Cinnamon.
The senator is stopping at the Astor
house, probably ono Of the finest hotels
In the Chinese empire. Captain Rich.
the Minneapolis engineer who accom-
panied the senator. II also held Ii very
hish esteem by tho Cinnamon. and his
opinions are given q great deal Of
weight He is busy doing some work
for shong Taitao, surveying route for
! proposed railroad.
Judge Lochren returned frum Man
kato last Wednesday morning. aftsrl
! A0adlng asweek;s slsaton Of the Unitsd;
circuit osoaif sait place, !, Isfunii
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15
The Largest Farm in America.

The largest farm in the country, and
probably in the world, is situated in the
southwestern part of Louisiana. 1t ex-
tends one hundred miles east and west.
1t was purchased in 1888 by a syndicate
of Northern capitalists, by whom 1T is
still operated. At the time OF it's pur-
chase it's 100000 acres was vast
pasturage for cattle belonging to few
dealers in that country. Now it is d.
vided into pasture stations or ranches,
existing every six miles. The fencing is
said to have cost about $4,000. The
land is best adapted tor rice, sugar, corn
and cotton. tract, say half mile
wide, is taken, and an engine is placed
on each side. The engines are portable,
and operate cable attached to four
ploughs. By this arrangement thirty
acres are gone over in day with the
labor of only three men. There IS not a
single draft horse on the entire place, 1t
we except those used by the herders OF
cattle, OF which there are one thousand
head on the place. The Southern Pacific
railway runs for thirty.six miles through
the farm. The company has three steam
boats operating on the waters of the
estate, of which 800 miles are navigable.
1t has also an ice house, bank, shipyard
and rice mills.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

the recollection Of its members. The
party has gotten well together in ONO
and is pulling along good stroke wni'e
on the other hand he democrats OF the
state are divided into factions and pull
ing in various directions. The gold dem
ocrats are working vigorously against
the success OF the silvertes, and the pop
usts have placed regular ticket IN Inc
field and are fighting the democrats at
every point. At last the silver repubi-
cans are sore on the democrats and re-
iusng to cooperate with them in the cleo
ton of free. silver John Mclean TO the
senate. The freeslver proposition seems
to be steadily losing ground and none
know it better than does Mclean. ms
would seem TO account for his silence as
well as that OF other Ohioans OH the Sill
yer subject, nor is this gradual dropping
of silver the case in Ohio alone 1t is
perfectly apparent that the silver issue Is
child of hard times and that 1t cannot
thrive under the prosperity which seems
to be returning to the country and when
it is useless longer to deny. 1t is the
generally expressed opinion among all
classes OF politicians visiting the capital
from various sections of the country that
the free-silver sentiment is gradually con-
tracing and losing ground
High prices and plenty OF work are
knocking it out, said prominent states
man the other day. 81 come myself from
a rural district and own farm myself
and can say that know OF lots OF old
time democrats who voted for free silver
and Bryan who will never do so again,
no matter how regular the ticket IS.
They never believed in it as a principle
and they see the mistake it would have
been if BRYAN had been elected. They see
that all the representations that ne
made as to low prices and ruin, ETC., IN
case of McKnley's election have proven
false and that on the contrary the prom
Uses OF the republican party have been and
are being fulfilled as rapidly as possible
and satisfactorily too, and the result is
that though they may still always be
democrats they will never be tree-sllver
democrats again. And many of them
would vote with the republicans rather
than be forced onto silver ticket. The
silver cause has irrevocably lost its hold
upon the agricultural classes of the coun-
try, and will in future find no sympathy
among them. Last year was the best
time the slverites could have selected Tor
the 'sprineing' of their issue. Prices
were low, and the people were dissatis-
fed with the condition of the country,
resulting from low tariff, destructive of
American labor, and by deal of sophis-
try and laying of the trouble at the hands
OF the gold power they won over many
people to their cause. 1t was the most
ingeniousIy conceived and executed polit-
ica scheme of many years, and it is
startling to think how many honest men
it fooled. But free silver has gone where
the woodbine twlneth.'
Washington, Oct. ~, 1897.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15
New Books.

The story Of Japan by R. Van Bergen,
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gives the principal events in Japanese
history of the past, the steps which led
to the reforms and progress OF the pres
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Cloth ~ mo, 294 pages, double map
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The American Book company OF New
York has issued two books, very differ
emit, but each of special value in its own
class. The first is Gems OF School Song"
selected and edited by Carl Betz, super
visor of music, public schools, Kansas
City, Mo. This is choice collection OF
songs suitable Tor children of all ages
and the different school grades. The
songs include the old favorites which are
ever fresh, and the latest and best of the
present. Many are German school songs
now published Tor the first time with
English words. They are classified as
follows: Morning, 40 pieces). Evening
and Night, az. Lullabies, (3), Spring
(27), Summer, Q5), Autumn and Winter
ND, Forest and Stream, (15), Flowers
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Home, (3O), the Hunter, (6), the Soldier
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The second is by Florence Holbrook
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in school and for the home circle. TIL
Myths are as interesting as stories, ant
furnish key to many beautiful things ii
literature and art which will prove
source of pleasure in after life. The poet
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

Chief Judge Ross shows refreshing
courage in the management OF d.
vorce cases. At the recent session OF
the Windham county court he eX'
pressed the fear that the marriage
relation was not looked upon with
sufficient sanctity in Windham county
and that the court was being I'M
posed upon by the usual one-sided
divorce hearings. He preferred the
old law requiring both parties to
appear, thus bringing out the whole
story. Two unusually holly con
tested divorce petitions were not
granted. If the other judges will
take the same ground there will b'
less divorces granted in the mex
decade and respect for the marriage
relation will be greatly increased.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15
Our Washington Letter.

Correspondence of the CALEDoNIAN)
The people Of Washington are untortu-
nate in sense being outside OF the world
ofstrife and removed from the political
arena. Even in national elections they
have no direct voice or interest in who
may or may not be elected to Office, and
yet on the .other hand they have the
advantage OF living in city to which
there is no counterpart in the land, and
one, while not political center itself,
sees the reflections of things political
from all over the country. Especially is
this so when congress is in session and
representatives from all quarters congre-
gate to make laws for the people and
also to engage in ardent and eloquent
championships OF principles and politics.
Even when congress is not in session,
there are of necessity many distinguished
and reputable men stopping at the CAPT
tai for more or less patronage is being at
all t1lIltS ulSlIlUutSu anu WhSS o'N o'""J
pulled by the initiated and experienced
There is no national campaign this fall
but there are campaigns which are o
national Importance. The senate OF tht
United States is now very closely divided
it being considered that it was by only
the most consummate generaship tha
the tariff bill was passed as advantage
ouslv as it was, in the face Of 6irec
majority opposed to the republican party
and now, in Maryland and Ohio, sena
tors are to be elected, and it remain
with the citizens of those states to sa.
whether the complexion OF the uppe
house of the national legislature shall b
republican and progressive or democratl
and obstructive. So that considerable
interest is felt here in watching tn
progress which the campaigns are NAL
ing in those states. Interest center
specially in Ohio, the home of the Pres
dent, and in the candidacy there of Seu'
tor Hanna, the chairman of the republ
can national committee oil 1896, who le
the party to the greatest victory with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

The suggestion that Henry {.
Bates OF St. Johnsbury would make
a good acknowledgement is being
favorably received by the state press.
His nomination is heartily seconded
by the Burlington News, and the
Lyndonvile Journal says, I'VE
heartily concur with our esteemed
contemporaries in their excellent Sc
lection"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

Emperor William of Germany pro-
poses to get through his naval bill If
it is necessary to have new elections
to pass it. The bill asks for total
appropriation of $10O,00O,O0O to be
distributed over seven years, and
contemplates the construction OF a
score OF vessels, of which 10 are % be
large ships.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15
Some Rambling Thoughts

copyrighted by Dave & Tabor.
To Youth OF BOTH XEs:-Come
now, let Fancy lead us over the fields,
barred of their crops. 1t is human priv
iege to think, and we do not half live un-
less we live in order to think, and most
of us will not half live unless we think in
order to live. With this slight DEPRESSION
let us turn to the bare fields. One
thought at least we must take away.
The winter is to me a type of old age, for
then do people live on the crops gath
cred in autumn after a summer OF atten.
tion following a spring OF seeding. That
is old age exactly--a time for feeding on
the stores of memory. Little food in
winter means much hunger, cold ant
suffering Little of WISE kind, noble &C
ton and thought to look back upon
means an old age OF nagging regrets
empty hands, and shrunken chilled heart
Come now, there is no escaping that con
clusion. Every day is adding to you
store of old.age memories. What ar
they to be? Firm grains on which yo1
can feed, or husks and off-scourings unfi
for human being?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

The postal receipts are a pretty
good barometer of the financial con-
dition. The total deficit for the year
is $11 100000, which is several mil
lion dollars more than in any prevl-
Gus year in the history OF the govern
ment. The greatest decrease ISL the
money order department, though all
other branches of the service report a
shortage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15
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DIscouNTs.-To all advertisers using regu-
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using FIVE inches or more regularly, 20 per
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$3.50 each for three insertions. Dissolution,
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c. NJ, STONE & CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

ical selections are arranged TO celebrate
the seasons and months, commencing
with September, the beginning OF the
school year, and closing with Lowers
description Of day 10 June. The Illus
trations are beautiful and appropriate.
A love of nature and an enriched lmagIl-
nation will result from the study OF this
book by children. Cloth, IL mo, 200
pages. Price, 60 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

Our correspondent Memo" was
one of the invited guests at the 18th
annual conference of the Friends OF the
Indian, at Lake Mohonk, N. Y, this
week,
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Let us venture on another thought:
You cannot name a step in the whole
history of crop that is unimportant.
What about blowing? 1t must be sea,
sonablv done and well. What about
lertiizing? Suited to the soil and the
crop. Sowing? Done with the best
available seed And as for clltivatng
Lie and vigor are only brought by APP.
parently endaneering bothin the seeding.
And so on. and so on:-your active
brains, having already possibly outrun
me. Turn the thought on yourself
Why should you venture in your spring
time to endanger winter stores by letting
the happy years of joyous, wholesome
youth, become mere catch-alls for amuse.
ments and thoughts that later you
would fain forget. The mind is so within
steal an organ that those things we need
to recall, often most easily escape us, and
the things that are of no gain to us W.
most tenaciously remember.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

One more lesson from the field, scarcely
related to the above and yet useful per-
haps 10 you in filling you with the dig.
nitv OF living. The grain of the present
fields has, under cultivation, advanced
somewhat upon the grain OF the anclents.
Its needs are better understood, etc.
Yet it's possibilities for improvement are
only slight. But what about a human
being. Yourself Tor instance? When maize
was already maize, and the beaver al
ready built it's dam, your ancestors ana
mine were savages dwelling in caves.
The seed and the beast are still the same,
but man is monarch OF earth, is assault
ing the air, and is bombarding the
heavens with his scientific instruments.
Look at Nature around for many lessons,
but look at man and his attachments to
be thrilled with the glorics OF humanity.
To think that the little cooling infant,
personally just as ignorant as and more
feeble than the cooling infant OF the early
ages, can so drink in the accumulated
wisdom of all time, that few years
study enables him to start where the
great b. fore him have left oh-astronomy
in relation to Newton TOR instance-will
make you marvel that any should speak
unworthily of our race, or draw back
from a share in its deeds. 1t is above the
rest OF animated nature. Where animals
combine for defence, always in the same
way for ages past, we move forward into
new combinations, undreamed ofby our
ancestors but possible by their own lead
ings in that direction; where animals
show skill in all the details OF their work,
we show greater as time passes and leap
onward from pinnacle to pinnacle OF ability
till the present day dawned. While the
race lasts, the same growth will go on if
the same conditions are complied with.
The gains of the past fill us with wonder
ment and then comes the longing for
these eyes to see what the eyes OF our
chidren's children shall behold in their
old age. The heart reels in contempla-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

Yet no field is free entirely from weeds.
We scarcely know how they come. Nor
can twenty years pass over our heads in
the spring-time OF life without the accu-
mutation of mental weeds. The chief
thing is to recognize the difference be-
tween them and the good growth, and
then "Cultvate, cultivate, cultivate, "
persistently covering the foul growths
so that they do not choke the good. YOU
have to be stern about such doings, fol
YOU cannot possibly show me a ioo6
plant that has anything like The vitality
of weed.
Work with a will; for the summer day
Slips like a stealthy snake away,
Nothing will tell that its hours are by
Nought but the grain or the famine cry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-15

How often too the husbandman act
ually endangers the growing stalk to
pull away from its very roots a weed
that ould soon rob it OF its nourish-
ment. He is cruel to be kind. He en-
dangers life to save it. Thus must you
do, if you would be wise and happy. Bad
habits, some OF them not only unwise
but positively injurious cannot grow, en-
twined around the good, without weak
eniug the good. Initiate the husband
mans ways and wrench them out,
though the doing of it shakes your very
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stability for a time. The good will ulti-
mateIy take stronger and betlergrowth;
never fear about that.

The little weed looks so harmless at
first, but the wise man sees ahead ana
knows the risk of unclean fields. The
flippant jokes about the purity OF men
and women are small in their way, but
the end is an unclean mind and an I'M
clean mind in old age is one OF the most
woe. BECOME, unworthily developed, ana ma
unsatisfactory products Of human lie
that you can possibly meet. So wrench
and tug at the things that universal ex,
perience saws are noxious, and not good
for mental iood-wrench and tug out
with them, however much it may hurt
The end, in this case, will justify the
means.