The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-11-27
MOST POPULAR HlBERNIAN.


OF Minnesota the Irish Standard in to-
days issue offers Inducements to the
members Of the organization in this
state, in the way of prizes, which will
be appreciated as a piece of journalistic
enterprise hitherto unparalleled in the
Northwest. The object Of the voting
contest inaugurated by the Irish Stand
ard is two-fod. First, to ascertain who
the most popular members of the A. O.
II. in Minnesota are. and, second, to
increase the circulation of the paper
devoted 10 their interests, and thus
widen its influence for good throughout
the North Star state. The method
adopted to accomplish that end will ell
tail no expense on the members of the
Ancient Order, but will amply remuner-
ate them and tend to boom the organ
Hation to which they belong.
The Irish Standard makes, on the fifth
page of this issue. three magnificent Of
lers that will astonish its readers. 1t
gives s375 in prizes, distributed as fol-
lows: The first prize consists of round
trip ticket from Minneapolis to Queens
town in 1898. to enable the winner to
attend the centennial celebration of the
Irish rebellion Of 179S. The second
prize is a lirst-class ticket from Min
neapois to Boston and return. good for
lhfee months from date of issue, to en-
able the holder to attend the national
convention Of the order next year Mt
the Hub. The third prize is a. round trim
tlcket to Chicago and return, good for
ninety days from date of issue. The
contest Is open to every FIibernian in
the entire state Of Minnesota. and the
conditions for popular candidates VINO
desire to enter for any of the prizes are
quite simple and easy to comply with.
as can be seen by reference to page
five, where every detail is; given at
length.
Tho winner of the first prize will have
reason to be proud of his popularity. If
he Is an lrlshman by birth he will be
happy to revisit the scenes of his ciulu-
hood and witness the patriotic demon
STATIONS in honor of the heroes who
died for Ireland hundred years ago.
His ticket is valued ut S275 and will en-
tito him to first-class accommodation
by land and sea. 1t will he good from
April Is to Dec. 81, 1898. If he is a
native OF the land of the Stars and
Stripes it will be grand treat for him
to visit the Emerald Isle and feast his
eyes on its picturesque beauties; to sec
the brave sons and fair daughters of the
Green Isle in their own country and
form correct idea Of them; to witness
with his own eyes the way In which
ireland is governed by England: and to
behold, perhaps for the first time, the
British red-coats mentioned in American
history, and the Irish peelers, the jani-
zaries employed by landlords for the
election Of the Irish people from their
homes. 1t will be an event in the life
Of any lrsll-Amcrican to be in Ireland
next year. and this contest inaugurated
by the Irish Standard will give him the
opportunity Of going to the land OF the
Shamrock to see thousands OF Irish ex-
lies from the uttermost bounds of the
earth join the Irish Mt home in honor
ing tho heroic memories of the men
of '9S.
We direct the attention Of every Hi
bcrnan to the advertisement on the
fifth page. where every essential par
ticular regarding the contest and prizes
Is given. and we trust they will at once
go to work and make magnificent
success Of the enterprise, both for their
own sake as we'll as for tho benefit OF
the Irish Standard