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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04
A LAST WORD.

Before another issue of this paper
the Democrats of Hennepin county
will have elected delegates to county
convention which will select two dele
gates to the national convention at
st. Louis. This will be a most impor-
tant convention, but its Importance will
be local rather than national in effect.
Many earnest Democrats are in favor
of electing delegates to the county con-
vention who will vote for an instructed
delegation to the state convention, who
will in turn vote for instructions to the
delegates to st. Louis. These Demo
Gratis have a perfect right to express
their preference for the presidential
nomination. They have the further
reasonable right to vote for delegates
who will respect that preference.
Further than that no Minnesota Demo-
crat who has the interest of the party
at heart has right to go. Minnesota
has no favorite son to urge upon the
convention. Minnesota cannot give it's
electoral vote to any Democrat We
should send delegates to st. Louis free
to act and able to act for the best in
terest of the party. If we send such
a delegation, its advice and counsel
will be sought by delegations from
other states. But if we send delega-
ton already bound to some candidate
and especially to candidate already
fore-ordained for defeat, it will have
no influence and practically have no
part in the real deliberations of the
convention. It ought to be plain to
every thinking Democrat that an I'M
instructed delegation can do more in
any direction than delegation bound
hand and foot to a candidate whom it
conclusively appears has no chance to
get the nomination. We have no hest
tation in saying that we believe the
great majority of the Democrats of
Hennepin county are against instruc-
tions for any one, and if the voters turn
out in any considerable numbers to the
caucuses next Tuesday we have little
doubt of what the county convention
will do. We have no doubt because
reason, good taste and good politics all
point out the plain duty in the matter.
There would be no need to refer to
this matter were it not for the fact
that certain Democrats in this county
have been carrying on a campaign in
favor of an instructed delegation. 1t
will serve no proper purpose to enquire
into what the motives of these Demo-
Gratis now can be. We appeal to our
Democratic readers to attend the eau
cuses next Tuesday and vote for dele
gates who will serve the party honest
~ and intelligently without respect to
personalities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

are but in line with the action Of the
Holy See in all ages. In Boston the
influence of the Catholic church is
daily growing among the colored peo-
pie, large proportion of whom are
intelligent and we'll educated and emf
nently self-respecting. The Catholic
church is the Negroes church of the
future, for it is the only religious body
which sees him primarily and essen
TALLY as man and only incidentally
as Negro.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

The effete East is so effete that
either few marriages take place or it
is making giant strides in the matter
Of divorce, says the Iowa Catholic
Messenger. South Dakota, Illinois and
other western states are not in the
same class. In Maine one Of every six
marriages result in divorce court pro.
ceedings as against one to fifteen and
fraction for the whole country. In
the meantime the matter is discussed
at conferences and synods and church
conventions and mothers congresses
It is merely discussed, nothing is &C.
complished and the evil grows day by
day. The experience Of the Church
demonstrates that it is an easy matter
to control the divorce evil if you are in
earnest about it.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04
Musical at villa Maria

Frontenac, Mimi, May 31.-The May
musicale, giving program Of spring
music for voice, violin, mandolin and
piano, was held at 5 p. NJ, an hour
earlier than usual, to accommodate the
guests who had to take the evening
train to st. Paul. Great self-pesses.
sion and remarkable improvement il,
finger deXterity as we'll as in. soulful.
ness were exhibited by many of the
participants. The following girls took
part:' Misses Evelyn Tregilgas, Mary
Snyder, Gladys O'Brien, Agnes Snyder,
Sarah Trodden and Florence Tregilgas.
st. Paul; Misses Stella Porter, Mamie
Walsh, Elizabeth Maddox, Sadie Bum
ton, Florence Baker, Myrtis Clark and
Mary Girling, Minneapolis; Misses WV
ian Maser and Katherine Hayden, Du--
luth; Misses Beulah and Evelyn Car
rard, Frontenac; Misses May Marches
sault and Mamie Weed, Ashland, Wis:
Misses katherine Horrigan, Margaret
and Roy Davis, Eau Claire Wis; MISC
Hortense Smith, Chippewa Falls, Wis.,:
Miss Lorena Billings, Fergus Falls;
Miss Ethel Fox, Plum City, Wis; Miss
jeanette Roman, Lewiston.
The guests were Mrs. N. B. Maddox.
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomsa
Brady, st. Paul.; Mrs. Henry Young,
'93, Lake City; Mr.: H. D. Davis, Eau
Claire, Wis. Mrs: Young's magnificent
voice delighted her hearers in ''Crossing
the Bar and in "Violets," and, re-
spending to insistent applause, in "Pro.
testations."
The evening before the musicale Mr..
Davis had just returned from a fishing
excursion and treated his two daugh-
tiers, Margaret and Roy, and others to
a basket of Wisconsin trout.
The alumnae meeting will be held
August %, when a change of officers
will he made, and the alumnae pin, a
beautiful gold star with "V. M. A." and
"Regit'' in violet enamel, will be dis
tributed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04
many forces in New York and his

many forces in New York and his
blocks Of five" scheme in Indiana.
President Roosevelt regarded him as
his ''staunch and loyal FRIEND" no
doubt from the fact that for his own
peculiar reasons Quay saw fit to force
Roosevelt upon the last Republican
convention as its candidate for vice
president. Matthew Stanley Quay was
u type Of politician that must at times
be tolerated under our system of gov
eminent, but it is not necessary for
decent people, nor is it proper that
they should heap words of praise up
on them when they are dead. He was
the ablest, boldest, most cultured, cool
headed and altogether the most dan
gerous political corruptionist of his
generation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

Ill SUCH dudlrS. lie SetCleQ similar
complications in Brazil after the over
throw of the empire and the disestab-
lishment of the Church there, and
made terms with the republic that
were satisfactory to everybody. He
performed similar mission with
equal success in Ecuador after the lib
eral party obtained possession of that
government and expelled the monks
and conf1scated their property. At
Manila he has performed very deli
cate and difficult duty with remarkable
skill and complete success. 1t has
taken long time, but his patience was
equal to his determination, and he has
never yielded an iota or failed to carry
out single item in his instructions.
"He finally succeeded in securing an
inventory of the property owned by the
friars and invited their attorneys and
trustees to assist him in conducting
the negotiations. Nor is it believed
that any of them will reject the terms
or refuse to surrender the property,
although the situation is somewhat
complicated by transfers to fictitious
corporations
There are many Americans who will
believe that the Filipinos are actuated
by the same feelings which aroused
the American colonists to resist George
III in 1915. Among these Americans
are to be found the very best people of
the land. They belong to every creed
and every party and they will never
rest until either this government has
given its promise of ultimate indie
pendence to the Filipinos or the last
desire for independence on the part of
that people shall have departed. No
manner of argument or sophistry can
make thinking Americans believe that
there is any great difference in prin-
ciple between our present treatment of
the Filipinos. and the treatment ac-
corded the people of this country by
King George and his ministers. This
whole Philippine business is so direct
ly opposed to the principles which we
have learned from our youth up as the
guiding spirit Of our government and
our laws, that it cannot long be en-
dured without effective protest. 1t
will not do to say that our title to the
Philippines is clear. King Georges
title was also clear. But we have
been taught to believe and we do with
out reservation believe, that the Amer
lean revolution, fought for the prin-
ciple of the right of every people to
govern themselves, was righteous
war. We believe that one or both of
the coming national conventions will
declare it to be the purpose of this
government to extend to the Filipinos
the promise of ultimate independence.
1t is to be hoped that for the common
good of our country that both great
parties will do so and thus remove the
matter from politics. There have been
many futile attempts in the last few
years on the part of imperialists to
prove that the Declaration of Indepen-
dence did not apply in the case Of the
Filipinos. They have also failed, and
there are millions Of Americans un-
willing to compromise the principles
upon which our government was
founded, even though they believe that
our rule in the Philippines would re-
suit to the advantage of the people of
those islands.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

Little by little the Negro race is
finding the Catholic church, says the
Pilot. Only few weeks ago Archbish-
op Farley of New York confirmed 90
Negroes in the Church of st. Benedict
the Moor, and Of these 81 We're con-
verts. The extension of the Negro
missions occupied the American arch
bishops at their recent meeting in
Washington. The recent letter of Pope
Plus Z on the Negro question, and ,it
earlier special marks of interest in the
American Negroes, as well as his reviv-
nl Of the Trinitarian missions in Africa,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

to be held in Chicago, for the vice.
presidency. The present state execu~
tive-a man Of bluster and pretense-
just think Of him as candidate for
vice-president Of the United StatesI
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? And he
is to be thus honored because he
'bucked the merger proposition"
Really, hasn't the merger farce about
run its race in this state, or is it to-
be continued, indefinitely? AS po1i,
teal issue, though a rank deception, It
has thus far worked like charm.
The records Of the state auditors
office during Mr.. Dunn's term ought to
be pretty we'll looked up by this time.
Began some seven or eight months ago.,
isn't it about time "3O' was in? Our
Republican brethren are having a bat
tie royal and the fight becomes warmer
as the time for holding the convention
grows nearer. Who will be the NOM.
inee for governor? Well, it will not
be clark horse" 1t will be Dunn
or Collins, for guess, with the
chances strongly in favor Of the former
at this time, The investigations" that
have been going on have strengthened
rather than weakened him with his
party.
In an address at the Press parlia.
ment at the st. Louis Exposition q
short time since, Melville e. Stone
made the statement that not line Of
scandal would be printed in an Ameri-'
can newspaper We're it not for the
women That there is demand for
this kind of literature no one will de-
ny. A glance at any time over the
metropolitan dailies will prove the as
sertion, but to say that women are
wholly responsible for such condi-
ton is to speak unjustly. The male
population is not entirely free, by any
| means, from the desire to read this
kind Of news. In plain view it Is
SIMPLY OAC VI TIC SNlu6uCeS OIL IL cor
| rupt age.
Congressman Babcock gives it as his
opinion that Governor La Toilette will
retire from the race in Wisconsin and
take his ticket with him, says the VII
mona Republican-Herald. Such an
opinion as that is simply based on
prejudice and will not be found in &C,
cordance with the real facts. Going
outside the pale of politics entirely
the present governor Of Wisconsin is
something of stickleT' Upon any point
where his rights are Knowingly being
trampled upon, fact that is in no
wise discreditable to him. Nominated,
as he was, by clear majority of the
delegates in convention; La, Toilette is
hardly the kind of person to be found
retiring from the fight He isn't that
stamp of man! He may be beaten and
we believe he will be-by Democrat
but neither he nor his ticket will be
found out of the running until the bal,
lots are cast and counted.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

opportunity to die for ones country
does not now exist as it did then only
serves to make the heroism of the pres
ent-day patriot all the greater. We
should by all means honor the old SOL
der and his departed comrades, but
the lesson impaired by Memorial day
should teach us that the necessity Of
present day patriotism is also great.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

The latest fad among Yale students
is to parade the streets of New Haven
bare-footed. The only reasonable ex-
PLANTATION of this new custom is that
the paternal checks must have been
slow in forthcoming.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

Thomas h. Ryan, the New Aork
banker, is to be delegate from Nir-
ginia, his home and voting state, to the
Democratic national convention ut st.
Louis.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

Russian securities do not appear to
suffer greatly on account of Russian
reverses. This indicates that the
French investors do not take their cue
from the London and the Anglo-maniac
press of America.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

The unrestricted Democratic dele
gates to st. Louis will be the men much
sought after. They will hold the key
to the situation
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

was sentiment; the law of Ireland
should have dealt with these lax
Scotch lovers as their conduct de-
served.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-04

The Democrats of Vermont will be
the last to choose delegates to st. Louis.
In this case the last are the least
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o.

DR.. Parkhurst thinks Roosevelt is
unsafe. There are good many people
in the United States who think the
same thing about the political preacher.
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AOul IVpuUllCdll !
looks as though Theodore Roosevelt
would handle the coming campaign
himself-outside the mere question of
furnishing the funds to conduct the
same. So far he seems to have things
we'll lined up. He will suggest the
nominal head of the Republican ma
tional committee and the gentlemen
who are to nominate him in convention
must get their credentials direct from
the nations chief executive. This is
going to be a strenuous struggle and
no chances are to be taken.
The "Sun Worship is the latest re-
ligion to enter the American home.
Ottoman Ear Adusht Hanish is the
MazdaZnan, and number of society
people have already been converted to
the faith of the ''Sun God" The 400"
will easily get into this. For the puri-
fication of both body and soul, all that
is expected by Ottoman Ear Adusht
Hanish, who is said to be Persian
or negro, is that his subjects fast or
starve. Results thus far show that a
number have died in their attempts to
be thus cleansed. The American field
is always ripe for fraud and humbug
and Ottoman Ear Adusht now has the
call.
Some one over in Wisconsin. it is
said, will place the name of S. R. Van
SAINT in nomination, at the convention
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04
DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Sarah A. King, Aged Eighty-Seven
Years, Peacefully Passed to the
Great Beyond.

Mrs. Sarah A. King, wife OF Mr..
Jacob King, died at their residence on
Main street, Reynodsvlle, after an i'll
ness Of about five weeks. She was born
May 9Th, 1917, In Clarion county. She
was married to her surviving husband
March 9th, 1910, and for more than 81
years they journeyed through life to-
gether. She was the mother Of five
children, three of whom preceded her
In the future world. Two are still liv-
ing, viz, DIR. j. g. King and Mrs. M. G.
Coleman, both Of Reynoldsville. Early
In life she became christian and was
member OF the church for nearly G7
years, and died in fellowship OF the
Reynoldsyile Baptist church. She was
conscious TO the end OF life and peace
fully passed away at l.30 p. m Tuesday,
May 3rd, 1904 Had she lived two days
longer she would have been 81 years
old. Funeral services will be held at
late residence at 2.30 p. m, Thursday,
conducted by her pastor, DIR. A. j. Meek.
Interment In Reynoldsville Cemetery.
Mrs. King was woman of sterling
worth. She was kind wife, true and
sympathetic mother and good neigh
Dor. Several years ago she and her
husband left their farm in Clarion coun-
ty and came to Reynodsville TO live,
where they have many friends. She
was faithful In her attendance atchurch
and seldom washer seat vacant when
she had strength to attend. Her hus-
band, who is nearly 81 years Of age, aud
children have the sympathy OF large
circle OF friends. She has gone but is
not forgotten.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04
Knocked Down for Stealing Umbrella.

Last Friday man named Mcclure,
who had been around town imbibing
from the cup that intoxcates, stole a
fine silk umbrella from E. g. Burns,
which was given him as a Christmas
present. Mr.. Burns learned that Nc
CURE had offered the umbrella for sale
for a quarter and he started on the hunt
OF Mcclure and caught him near the
Ross House about six o'clock, but Nc
Guire did not have tho umbrella and
denied having stolen IL. Mcclure was
drunk and rather saucy about the mat
ter and Ed. allowed his angry passions
to get the better Of him and he hit the
fellow and knocked him down. Ed, is
a large, powerful man and his blow was
a sumner. Mcclure was hauled to
Burns livery stable and couple OF doc
tors were called. After careful exam
ination the doctors found that the fell
low was not seriously injured. In an
hour after Mcclure was hit he was able
to sit on chair and laugh and joke
about the affair. Mcclure remained in
town until yesterday morning.
The affair raised quite an excitement
Friday evening and there were wild
rumors ahoat for two or three days. 1t
was reported that McGuire's skull was
fractured, that he had three or four
ribs broken, that he had been taken to
the Adrian hospital, and it was also re-
ported that Mcclure had died. These
reports we're all false.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04
remporarv Machinery Building.

The American Production Company
will erect temporary building, which
will be completed In three weeks, II
weather is favorable, for the machinery
now In Mr.. McSherry's shop In Pitts
burg. IL is expected the machines will
be In operation In the temporary build
Ing inside Of four or five weeks. On
account Of present orders TO be filed IL
is necessary TO keep the machinery In
operation and Mr.. McSherry has to
vacate his shops In Pittsburg as the
building Is TO be torn down. After the
machinery building proper has been
completed and machinery moved into
IL, the building now being erected out
OF tlling will be used for pattern build
ing.
Mr.. McSherry was here over Sunday,
returning TO Plttsburg yesterday AS
soon as the temporary machinery build
ing is completed and machinery shipped
TO Reynoldsville Mr.. McSherry will re-
main here all the time. AT present he
has to divide his time between the
Pittsburg plant and Reynoldsville.
N. 4. Rhodes and his crew OF men
who are getting the ground ready for
the erection OF the buildings for the
American Production Company will
soon have their work completed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04
Home Wedding.

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker, OF Rathmel, was the scene OF a
very pleasant event on Wednesday,
April 20. The occasion being the
marriage OF their estimable daughter,
Miss Jennie, to Mr.. Duncan Mcpherson.
jr The ceremony was performed by
Rev, A. ]. Meek, Phi D., OF Reynolds
vile, at 500 p. m. in the presence Of
about forty guests. The bride and
groom we're attended by Miss Nellie
Lucas and Mr.John MCPHERSON, brother
Of the groom. Miss Agnes Walker
rendered the wedding march. Many
congratulations were extended to the
young people after which an elegant
supper was served. The bride and
groom are deservedly popular and have
large circle of friends who wish them
pleasant voyage through life. They
will enter into housekeeping In Rath-
mel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04
A Fine Recitation.

Miss Anna 10y May, the elocutlonist
who is instructing the Seniors and
Juniors in the high school for COM
mencement next week, gave sacred
recitation in the NJ. Il. church last Sun
day evening entitled "Tho Starless
Crown" Miss May delivered the recita-
tion with ease and grace, 1t was en-
joyed by the large congregation. Rev.
Reno's subject was "The Crown of
Life" Miss Mays recitation was given
after the sermon, and after that John
Reddecliff sang a solo, "Will There be
Any Stars in My Crown" the choir
joining in the chorus. Mr.. Reddecllff
is fine tenor singer,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-05-04

"The Merchant OF Venice and ''The
Heavenly Twinsn-double attraction at
Assembly hall Friday night. Don't
forget the date. One night only.
Women folks and girls should be care
full when working around burning rub
bish piles that their clothing does not
catch fire. A woman was burning
rubbish in oil City Monday when her
clothing caught fire and she was so
badly burned that she died in a couple
OF hours.
Patronize the public school entertain
ment. The public school is the factory
that produces our future men and
women.
Wedding and birthday presents In
fine china, cut glass, art pottery, gold
and silver novelties, &c, at Stokes, the
druggist.
Don't miss a rare treat, "The Mer-
chant OF Venice" Friday night, Assem-
bly, hall.
See the spring hats at Millirens.
j. E. Mitchell, merchant tailor, near
Hotel Imperial.
Hart. schaffner & Mas clothing at
Mlllirens.
Art pottery, glass, fine china, 10 sets
and single pieces at Stokes, the drug
gist.