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The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
PUBLIC PULsATIONs.
Kn0wn0thingism Again.

Editor of the Irish Standards:
| am in accord, by reason OF my
own impressions gathered in my seek
ings, With Mir. John G. Lincllan's view
that Dre-rcvOlutiOnary antipathy to
the Irish was racial more than re-
lisious. That was mainly so because
there were few Irish Catholics in
America in those days, the immigr;l
tiOn from Ireland being so largely
Pres. ytcrinn that any Catholics. as
such, were scarcely noticeable, and
these, too, being servants, were not
specially active in public affairs, and
so not regarded at all.
But when Mr.. Linehan gets down
to the "anti-Catholic movement Of
1914 in Philadelphia" and ascribcs it
'in large part due to Il condition ere
ated by an Irish priest" he gets
astray, as must any one who ascribcs
a condition" as being due to one who
resists the condition" he found cx-
listing.
A more extended examination in a
wider scope will show Mr.. Linehan,
as it has come to me to see. that
say from about 1870 there was
throughout all the country an agita
ton, mainly by Presbyterian minis
ters. against the Catholic Church.
The publication of The Protestant
in New York in 1S29-3O evidences
this hostile spirit by the fact of its
publication and the bitterness of its
pages.
Philadelphia was Il center of Pres,
bytcrianism, intense and aggressive
Ministers were bitter in their ser
mons. You may remember the great
discussion between Father Hughes
ana Minister breckenridge in 1893 as
proof Of the feeling existing. Father
Hughes. then pastor of st. JOseph's s
might be said to have added to the
agitation in 1890 by his letters to "Tht
Protestant" signed "Crnnmcr," giving
fictitious accounts of the great prog
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Buying a Holiday Present.

This is the season of the year when
the question is often asked. what shall
buy for IL holiday %ift. and where
shall | get it: The correct answer
would be to purchase something in the
line of books or religious articles ut
the Standard Catholi" Book store. 81
South Fourth street Irish Standard
Building. second floor. Nothing could
be more suitable than II choice book.
by amy of the best authors. IL beautiful
rosary. prayer book. or amy nltr of
dozens of other useful articles Here
will he found Il choice line of the latest
books, and religious articles of all de-
srrptiollS. Readers of the Irish Stand
ard are respectfully invited to cali and
look over our stock when making holi-
day purchases.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
FROM THE CAPITAL.

If plans now being prepared by
Architect Cass Gilbert are carried
out in the spring. the Endicott Arcade
will be extended to Fifth street.
There are now entrances Oh Fourth
and Robert streets. The extension for
the present will be one story in
height. with two store rooms in front
and offices opening off the arcade
at their rear. An Office building will
cvrntuall take it's place. The cost will
be about $4,000
The marriage of Miss Charlotte
Ryan and Thomas Bloom took place
in Minneapolis on Dec. 10. Rev. Fr.
Cullen officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bloom left for an Eastern trip. and
will be ut home after Jan. 10.
y verdict for the defendant was iii
rccted by Judge .Jaggard in the dis
trict court in the suit of Emmett
Smith against Thomas Burns for $:.1,,l
damages. on the grounds that he had
lost his position with the Minnesota
Transfer company because of IL suit
brought before Justice of the Peace
lIoif by Burns, a grocer, on a grocery
bill. Burns secured a verdict on tic
bill in the justice court, but it was
reversed in the district court.
The jury in the case of Charles l.
Mccarthy. as trustee of John ShOrtall
deceased. against james G. Donnclly
returned Il verdict last week fol
$ltD.4O in favor of the plnintiit. Mr.
Met Cal'thy said the money WAS part OF
Il fund placed in his charge by Mr.
Shortall for mortuary purposes while
lie was in partnership With Mr.. Don.
nelly. He asserted that he left the
money to the credit of Slortall in Mr.
Donnclly'S hands. when he retired
from the business.
Mayor Smith has writer's craml
from signing orders for money. III
the eleven years that he has been The
city's executive he has attached his
signature to orders ANA measures
representing an expenditure Of $50.
OOO,0OO Ii his acts in other ofiicia
capacities are considered. his opera
tons in this respect are not far shor
Of S2OO,OOO,OOO.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
A Slander Nailed.

An Indictment against Calholicity.
not for the first time made, on data
taken from prison records. that Il ma
jority, or {: very large proportion, of
the inmates of our .iailS are Irish, and.
therefore Catholic. is replied to by Il
police sergeant in Il letter to IL Chicago
paper. in which he says:
''l'or many years the writer was
desk sergeant ut one of the principal
police stations in this city Chicago,
and had every opportunity of learn
ing and observing the ruses and false
hoods rcSortcd to by prisoners in con
cealing their ages. nationality and oc-
c,lpation. TO these questions What is
your age! What is your nationality:
Married ,r single? What is your oc-
cupntion?' asked by the desk sergeant
many Il lying answer is returned.
Many and many Il time the prisoner
gives Il wrong name. Wrong or right
his answer forms part of the record.
The court sheets from which the in
formation regarding the prisoner is
derived and the commitment papers to
the Rridcwcll made out are only
copies Of the arrest book kept ly llir
desk sergeant. TO give Irish lrim"s
is Il common trick Of propl" arrested.
could recount hundreds OF cases
where arrested persons gay" an Irish
origin. and yet they were as foreign
10 everything Irish as wool IN II goat $
house"
The ant-Cntholic "statiSlci;ll,S." "'
course, know this quite we'll. says In"
Frceman's Journal. They know that
the Jail record namcs-thc "MurphyS.
"Flanagans." ctc..-are 10 proof of
nationality Still they pursue th"iI
trade of Slandrr without shame on
scruple.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Christmas Day Program.

At lhe 1880 mass Oh Christmas
morning. Mozart'S beautiful Mass will!
he sung. with string quartet and
organ accompaniment. at the Immacu-
late Conception. The quartet, Miss
Braun. soprano: Miss McCann. alto.
MIR. Heath. tenor: Mr.. Ayers bass. will
be assisted 10y Il chorus of 80 voices
His Grace Archbishop Ireland, of st.
Paul, will celebrate the pnntitcal mass
ard in the evening will preach the
sermon. At ) o'clock mass the chill.
tirr:lS choir OF 1UO voices. With Frances
Vincent as soloiSt. will sing ScllnecS-
ers Mass in Il flat. 20 Holy Night
will be the otfertory. and ut . Christ
mas Carols will be sung by the chill
dren: Mrs. Babcock. oryaniSt. Mr.. Jos.
Frank. directory of orchestra.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

SlIQar2I lbs. Best Gran=
uiated cane sugar
ouSot for ST. 90. with Or
SuQarders for other
groceries or meats
0u6o' amounting to $3
Sugaror over.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

ress made by "Popery" in Philadcl-
phia. lIc exposed his doings in "'rhr
Truth Teller" the Catholic paper OF
| New York. and later regretted his
course.
The Irish priest Mr.. I.inri1,n refers
To is Father Moriarty, the Augustin-
, ian. The condition" mentioned cX-
listed when he came forward as the
defender of the Church. He was Il
tine speaker, Il learned man. and even
in his later years, when | often heard
him, u vigorous and intensely earnest
speaker who ilayed the Orangcmcn
With almost intense delight. Instead
of creating the condition" he simply
championed his people and their re-
ligion when rresbyterianS were howl
ing like ravenous wolves.
All this time the Irish Catholic inn
migration was increasing" Our pco-
| pie We're being driven from homo.
They got to our ports. Sr;.nt i'll for
tune. and only their strong arms and
bodies fitted for lrudgrry in labor.
If one will read "'rhe Native Ameri-
cam. published in tliS city. it will
become plain that "thr hor,lcs of Irish
landin. ut Walnut street wharf wrrr
but comcrs to rob others of their work
that the same spirit of hostility tu
foreigners. as taking work from those
long here. existed then as now-that
these being Catholics and Irish. the
antipathy gathered force against thcl
church. So whether il be Father
Hughes or Father Mor,rty, the con
dition" was not created hy either, but
met by both.
Rev. Nicholas Murray "Ilirwan"-
appeared in KnowNothing days oi
1854. not in native American times OF
lSll. II" w;lS Il Catholic boy. but il
America WAS raised by Trrsbytcrialn
and paid them for bitter railing at tn,
church of his parents.
am very confident MIR. l.nchan j,
aStray as to- "condiliolS'' in this cit,
and think his "iirrh,;,ld priests" %
1850 are simply like those of this dit,
priests who publicly resisted the hos
tile spirit prevailing.
or course. there were tmu rnthn
les then. as NOW. who would have lE,,
Catholics stink away in silence ;nt
never show sign of resistance. :no
who took every word or action in dc
frmSe as but creating conditions
they feared to manifest.
But don't our writer's to-day pr,is
the resisting spirit of .\rrhlSlu]
Hughes. who is said to have tol'
Mayor Harper while Philadclphi;
churches were burning that the liis
Catholic church destroyed in Ncy
York meant the conla"laton of th
Protestant churches
! don't believe he ever said So. lul
that is current history to Justify th
resisting spirit which ought to prevail
= when biGotry gets to an extreme
Those who defend and resist ought I
he set down as creating Il con!itio
! Resulting in riot and hloodSllrd."
MARTIN |. j. GRI|FlN
Philadelphia, Dec. II. 1HN2
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
A. o. H. Elections.

At a recent meeting Of Div. No. 5, \.
o. H.. of st. Paul. officers were elected
for the coming two years as follows:
President. james +. Malonry; vice
president. John Mullane: recording
secretary. j. +. McNally: financial sec
tary. Thomas McAIahOn: treasurer.
Michael Nullane: physician. DR.. G. J.
Meade.
No. 8, of Ramsey county, reelected
nearly all of the old officers in the
following order: President, Robert j
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20

Green-Rrown told an AcuuA intnll""
Of mine that he could have b,at my
time ana married you himself if h" hal
wanted to.
Mrs Grccn-The idea. ] wonder why
he didn't do ii then!
Grccn-Oh. can readily understand
why he didn't He had Il grnd@n
against me.
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
From Our Own Ovens

EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.
Excellent Bread. 1ti-oZ loaf. $500. lc
Best Pies. best Cakes. best Rolls. best
DouHhnut$
Apple Pics. each .......... Toe
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Cigars.

Fancy boxes of Cigars for Christ
mas presents. Prices begin at Zoe for
small box.
Special attention given to ladies il,
this department..
The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
Candy.

For the Christmas trade we ar"
opening great quantities of pure.
wholesome Candies. that YOU can give
the children With confidence ,ha,
they are all right. Great care has
been taken to have only the cl..lt.
and umdultcratcd. Our prices are
right
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
MUNCY VALLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Kennedy of
Laporte visited the formers sister,
Mrs. j. f. Gallagher, on Sunday.
Mrs. A. S. Buckley of Athens and
Mrs. j. w. Flynn of Laporte, were
the guests of Mrs. NJ. Donovan one
day last week.
Miss Mary Butte of Bloomsbury
was the guest of Miss Blanch Miller
last week.
Nearly every body In town went
on the excursion last Saturday, and
all report a God time. Every one
must have spent a delightful day by
the way the street cars took the pe0.
pie from the Park to WilliamspOrt.
Miss j. Celya Donovan returned
home Friday after spending week
with her sister at LapOrte.
Station Agent Ritter was La
porte visitor Sunday. There must
be some attraction for Sam.
Miss Blanch Miller left Monday
for Bloomsbury where she expects
to remain for some time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
SONESTOWN.

Miss Myrtle Edgar is visiting rel
atives at Nordmont.
Mrs. w. Snyder of Laporte visited
Mrs. c. A. Starr recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. S. Lorah were at
Hughesville Saturday.
Mrs. G.. Phillips and daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Hazen are visiting the
formers son i'm Jersey Shore.
Geo. Bussler of Hughesville spent
Il week with his grand parents Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Simmons.
Miss Stella Armstrong, Frank
Armstrong and Harry Natschke of
Philadelphia, who have been spend
ing several weeks with relatives
here returned home on Monday.
Mrs. Maynard Sheets of Hughes
vile, was in town Monday.
VIM. Armstrong of Johnsonburg
is visiting his brother here.
Miss Maud Steck of Emporium is
the guest of her mother.
Miss Lottie Wilson of New Berry
returned home Saturday after ii
months stay with her cousin, Ada
Hall.
A number of p. O. S. of A. men
attended the convention at William
sport last week.
f. j. and III. ID. Lockwood enter
tained their mother, Mrs. Welch of
ElimspOrt, last week.
A large number from here attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Harry Fiester
at NordmOnt, on Tuesday.
A. n. Armstrong had yearling
calf run over and killed by the train
Monday evening.
j. +. HaZen returned to Harris
burg Wednesday.
A. n. Armstrong is transacting
business in Philadelphia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
4FlNICE.

lie
home at this place on TIE. iay Of
locomotor ataxia. TAged 81 wears.
John Smith and his sisters Lizzie
and Helen and Daniel Donovan left
on Monday for Saratoga Springs
where they will spend week with
friends and relatives:anditake in the
floral parade and other amusements
Miss Lizzie will remain and attend
the high school this winter.
Lester Hamlet of WilkesBarre has
acccptce position in p. c. Connor's
store as book keeper. He will move
his family tG this place in the near
future.
District Atty. III. w. Hill and Ira
Cott of Dushore transacted official
business here on Saturday.
Geo. Hatton was at Elmira and
Waverly, buying mules for the S.
l.. a. S. II. r.. Co., last week.
Geo. Stalisl, who some time ago
was caught in the cog gearing of an
electric pump, badly injuring his
right arm, returned from the Sayre
Hospital on Friday and his arm i'm IA
short time will be as good as ever.
A large piece of skin was taken from
his right leg and grated onto his
arm: He speaks i'm the highest
praise for DR.. OFT and the successful
operation that saved his arm.
Tuesday of last week was banner
day for the S. l.. & s. r. r. Co. hav-
ing the largest out put of coal for
any one day in the history of the
company:
Walter Hunsinger of DushOre was
among the business callers here
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. w. Crawford
spent Tuesday and Wednesday of
asst week at Williamsport.
A number from here attended the
Labor Day parade at Wilkesbarre
on Monday.
Mrs. 0. Sigfield did shopping at
TOwanda Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. johnson were
rusticating at Harveys Lake Mon
day.
Mrs. ii. w. Taylor and daughter
Lillian visited Mrs. Taylor's parents
at DushOre on Tuesday.
Henry Bently of Towanda has ac-
cepted position as foreman with
the S. l.. x 5. II. II. Co. end will
move his family here soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Gilligan Wis
tied friends at Dushore Monday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that | hold the
land now occupied by me in Fox twp. by
valid contract. All persons are warned
not to purchase the same from the person
who holds the recorded title. therefore as
she has sold the same to me and is under
legal obligations 10 convey it to me by a
good and sufficient deed,
Aug %, 1902. Nj. I. SHATTUCk.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
An Independent Voter
The Hughesville Fair.

The 32d annual fair of the Muncy Val.
ley Farmers club, at lIughesvile, Pa.
Sept. %, "a, % and 2G, promises to excell
all former exhibitions. The first day will
be entries, and the next three days will
be Il round OF special amusements.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS
OF Az 600 600

offers absolute security to depositors OF
Pittsburg Trust Company. Pays 4 per
sent. on Savings Deposits, subject to
withdrawal of 800 without notice, and =
per cent. on Checking Accounts. Interest
compounded annually. Deposits
over $l0,OOO,O00. DO all your banking
by mail. Send for two-hundred year
calendar free. 329 Fourth avenue, Pitts.
burg, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
BRIDGE PROPOSALS.

Sealel proposals will be received at the
Office of the Superintendent OF Public
Grounds and Buldinds, Harrisburg, Pa,
until II o'clock NJ. on Thursday, Septem-
ber %, 1902, for the rebuilding OF the
sub-structure and super-structure of the
bridge over Elk Creek, in IIillsgrove town.
ship, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
Bids must be placed in separate envelopes
endorsed on the outside with the name
and location of the bridge and the name
OF the bidder. Plans and specifications
can be had on application to the Superin-
tendent of Public Grounds and buildings
at Harrisburg, Pa Bids will be opened
in the presence of the bidders or their rep
resentalives IN the Reception Room OF
the Executive Department at Harrisburg,
Pa, at the time above named.
BY order OF the Board,
T. H. EYRE,
Superint ndent.
WILLIAM A. STONE,
+. b. HARDENBFRGH
ERANK q. HARRIS,
Board of Commissioners of Public
Grounds and Buildings.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
WILLIAM A. STONE.
f.. b. HARDEN BIRCH,
ERANK G. HARRIS.

Board Of COMMISSIONERS OF Public
Grounds and Buildings.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
Court House News.
EXECUTIONS.

EXECUTIONS.
Mrs. y. X. Woodward w VIM. Whaen
Judgment l522.l2.
Harry Kene VS. l.. II. Lcvan, Judgment
33S64.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Charles Rosengrant and Miss Lizzie
Dooteer of Ricketts,.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerSely Told.

the county seat on Monday.
. VIM. Armstrong of Johnsonbnrg,
was county seat visitor on Tnes-
day.
Mrs, r. Pitts of New York, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. w.
Meylert.
Wanted. Two girls for hotel
work. Good wages. Apply to See
ly House, Forksville, Pa.
After a long, wet, dreary spring
and summer we are at last having
delightful weather.
Constable Eley of Lopez transact
ed business at the county capitol
Monday.
Miss Dorothy Reeder accompan-
led her father to Hughesville We'd
nesday for a pleasure trip.
F. w. Gallagher and Thos. E.
Kennedy attended the William
sport Fair on Thursday.
Atty. w. P. Shoemaker and F.
NJ. Crossley attended the Blooms
burg centennial last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kennedy and
children are making q short visit
with friends in Montreal, Canada.
Mr.. Frank Reeder of Hughes
vile, was a Sunday caller at the
home Of his brother, M f. Reed
er.
A. c. jenkins took leave of alb
sence from his Eagles Mere posi-
ton and visited Laporte last Sat
urday.
Miss Anna Karge and little
nephew, Charley Mead, visited
friends at Stlawbridge, Thursday
last.
The Epworth League of the M.
f. Church will sell ice cream on
Mr.. J. V. Finkle's lawn, next Sat
urday evening.
Fourteen hundred copies of the
News Item goes to anxious readers
each week. Just how many are
borrowed from generous nelghbors
we cannot tell.
Mrs. f. M. Dunham was very
i'll with neuralgia the fore part OF
the week. She is now much better
and continues to improve.
After Il summer of healthful eX-
ercise on his fathers farm at Lin
coin Falls. Fred Cott returned to
Laporte on Monday to attend
school.
DIR. j. w. Murelle of Athens, Pa,
will be i'm l4apOrtc, Sept. 10, and
will remain about one week, to do
dental work. Office over Mrs. M.
G.. I.auer's store.
Miss Eliza Shant who is making
an extended visit among friends
and relatives, is spending some
time with her friend. Miss Gertrude
Packer, at her summer home, Idle
wild, at Alexandria Bay. y. Y.
Beatrice, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shaffer is re-
covering from her serious illness of
typhoid fever, at the home of her
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Baker. near Laportc.
Many of Laport's summer Wis
itors have departed and by another
week our welcomed guests, like the
summer birds. will desert us and
leave our quiet hamlet duller than
before their arrival. However all
expect to return when the Robins
nest again.
Miss Fanny Meylert is the guest
of Eagles Mere friends for few
weeks. On her return home she
will make preparations for an ex-
tended visit to Susanville, Califor-
fornia, where she will spend a year
or more with her brother, H. w.
Meylert.
M;or MoIlia X aa1ar 1auufbar Of
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.

X. III. GUY, proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout. special
attention given to the wants of the travel
ing public. Bar stocked with first class
wines. liouors and ceears. The. best beer
on the market always on tap.
Rdtes Reasonable.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04

County Treasurer Frank Lusch
held the adjourned land sale last Fri
day. There was good attendance
and plenty of bidders. While going
through the list frequent requests
were made to have tracts laid over
for another adjournd sale, "to exam
ine." A goodly number of tracts
were laid over, and another adjourn
ed sale will he held on the 4th of
October at eleven O'Clock.
The death OF Mrs. Harry Fies-
ter last Saturday evening cast n
gloom over the entire community
where she was known and highly
respected. Deceased suffered an
attack of quick consumption. Be-
fore her marriage she was Miss
Dora Cover. She was horn and
grew to wOmanhOod near Sones-
town. Her death is greatly de-
plored as she leaves q family OF
four small children to whom she
was fondly devoted and to whom
her loving ministrations and sym
pathetic companionship were so
necessary. She was about 32 years
of age. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday. Interment was made
in the cemetery at Nordmont.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-09-04
HillsarOvc Communication.

Editor Republican News Item.
We find in the next to last issue
of the Herald u scurillOus squib
ripping our fellow townsman, w.
l.. Hoffman up the back, and we
wish to brand the same as lie.
We have known W. l.. Hoffman
for the past twenty years; have
seen him rise from an honest, indie
pendent laborer to a position of in
fuence, and we can attest that his
record is that of perfectly honest
man and that he conducts his eX-
tensive business Independent of
aid from the Union Tanning Co. or
any other trust.
Now as to the Office for which
Mr.. Hoffman has been nominated,
we are sure that the interests of the
tax payers would be great deal
safer in his keeping than in the
keeping of a-would-be political re-
former who would work to elect
the devil if he thought his satanic
majesty would cater to his selfish
ambitions.
The Herald's cry about the Un-
ion Tanning Co. owning candidates
seems to be a little late, since dem
ocratic candidates have been elect
ed to more important offices, than
that of county commissioner, whom
we believe are owned body and
breeches by the same corporation.
The mud of cullionlyhurl ed at w.
l.. Hoffman has rebOunded as peb-
bles thrown against Gibralter, and
he stands more firmly grounded in
the approval of his neighbors who
resent the efforts of the oily tongu-
cd crank of the democratic machine
at Dushore, to wrest him from his
position.
Trusting that no honest voters
have been led astray by the false
statements appearing in the Her.
aid, we are yours for honest offic-
ials.
An Independent Voter.