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The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

fS0AA'ASsAOA. MA. V1uUSOT lS QuOIGU 6S
saying: Two statements of Co1um-
bus agreeing would be a little sus.
picious." And then again on page 1923
we read: I'm spite of his witcheries
of his graceful style, Irving's picture
OF Columbus is no longer accepted by
discerning students. Winsor states
that 1rving's purpose was to create
hero and refuses to be blinded to
the unwholesome deceit and over
weaving seltishness of the Italian"
In speaking of the crew of Colum-
bus on his first voyage the author
says: There was no priest to shrive
the Christian dead or baptize the
heather living" 1tmay be well to re-
mind the author that priests do not
shrive the Christian dead. We read
again on page 1S9: The fight of birds
and the urging of the elder Pinzon
led Columbus to turn his prows to-
wards the southwest. Had he con-
tinued to steer westward he would
probably have entered the Gulf
Stream and been borne to Florida and
thence to Cape Hatteras and Virginia.
In that event the United States might
have been given Catholic Spanish
instead of Protestant English popula-
tion. Never has a flight of birds been
attended with more important re-
Suits" Speaking of the granting of
Bulls comforting the land discovered
on the King, he says: "The donation
was made because among works
agreeable to his Divine Majesty one
is that barbarous nations should be
subjugated and converted to the Cath
olic faith" And on page 1853 we read:
On the next day the Bulls of the
third of May were followed by an
other that omitted the unbound grants
and equal rights conferred by the
former. Perhaps the papal archives
could reveal the secret OF this sudden
change" Earthly potentates might
send out expeditions to find regions
unknown to Christians, but when the
discoveries were accomplished they
required confirmation from the Pope.
A failure to keep in mind the unclip.
ped potency of the Roman Church,
the most majestic and powerful of all
historic human creations, carries with
it loss of the key to the history of
Europe for ten centuries"
Speaking of the Land of Goldfish the
author says: "All Europe was Cath.
olic then and Fridays and holydays
were numerous. At these times fish
but no flesh might be eaten." The
Fridays are now just as numerous and
perhaps the holydays also. 1t is not,
nor was it then, customary to make
u holyday day of abstinence.
He says again on page 222: Even
she Isabella), seems not to have been
as good and great as she has been
represented. Against what he calls
the rather cloying description of
Prescott, Winsor places the dec.
laration that she was an unlovely
woman at the best, an obstructor of
Christian charity'-she was too large
ly Il creature of her own age to be
solely judged by the criteria of all
ages, as lofty characters can be-"
Some of the declarations come as
shock to those who have formed opin-
ions on the works of Irving and
Prescott and of the other authors
whose estimate of Columbus and of
Isabella are on higher plane of ap-
probation. Sometimes writer's say
more on their personal responsibility
than the facts or the true deductions
of history warrant"
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

Shepherd to Milwaukee, and her in.
duence induced her husband to givd
them the grounds on which the in.
stitutfon stands. Recently she has
been active in aid of the Italian mis-.
sion and is its most generous con.
tributor.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

Frank d. Comerford of Chicago, was
reelected to the Illinois legislature
April 4th, by majority of GOO of the
voters of his district Mr. Comerford
was expelled during the past winter
on account of bribery charges which
the house committee failed to in
vestigate. He went before the people
with his case and that court of last
resort sustained his contention.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15
TRAFALGAR,

The present maneuvers in the China
Sea of the Russian fleet under Rojest.
vensky and the japanese feet under
Togo recalls to mind that this is the
centennial year of the last really great
naval battle; that of Trafalgar, on
October 21, 1905, when the British
fleet under Nelson was victorious over
the combined fleets of France and
Spain. The British had 81 sail of the
line and four frigates while the French
and Spaniards had % sail of the line
and five frigates. These fleets were
as fine type of the fighting machine
as their day had produced.
Lord Nelson's fleet was manned
with experienced sailors of fighting
blood and his vessels were fit and
ready for action. On the other hand
Admiral Villeneuve commanding the
opposing fleet went into action with
ships in poor condition and men dis
heartened. The partisans of Japan
will be quick to draw a similarity be-
tween the situation of one hundred
years ago of the southeast coast of
Spain and that Of the present time in
the China Sea.
The prize at stake then, as now,
was the command of the sea. France
lost it and has never to this day re-
covered it. Napoleon had been win
ming his wonderful battles on land for
rance and had made his country
the great world power of the time but
he lost the command of the sea. The
full effect of that loss was not felt
until years afterwards. Napoleon con-
tinued to win but the greatness and
glory of his country was hampered
by the fact that the enemy control;ed
the sea. The French under Napoleon
were the most wonderful land fighters
of their day but they were not success
full upon the sea. They never have
been great sailors. There seems to
be a similarity between the French.
man and the Russian in this respect.
The Russian apparently is inferior to
the Japanese on the sea and the
reason reason is apparent. The Rus
SLAMS for centuries have been an in
land race while the Japanese are an
island people surrounded by the sea.
The same is true of France. Her
activities have been inland while the
English are necessarily sea-going
people.
The fight that is likely to take place
within the next few days, If indeed
it is not already in progress, will
doubtless be the greatest upon the
sea since Trafalgar, and upon the
outcome Of that fight will rest the
question as to whether Japan or Rus
sia is to be the great sea power of
the East. II Russia wins the entire
complexion of the war will be changed.
If she loses she has lost forever the
control of the sea no matter what may
be her future success upon the land.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

The Catholic Union and Times
celebrated the thirty-first anniversary
of its present management by declar-
ing twenty-five per cent dividend to
the stockholders of the company. This
furnishes immutable evidence of the
prosperity of that admirable paper.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15
MORE ANTLcATHoLlc HISTORY.

A history of the United States and
its people by Elroy McKendree Avery
of Cleveland is the subject of review
notice by the Minneapolis Journal.
The Journal highly commends Mr..
Avery's work and gives it complete
approval After stating the purpose
OF the work, the object of it's author
and publishers, the Journal says,
Seldom has purpose been so faith
fully carried out. Professional histor-
ical students have praised the trust
worthiness of the work as exhibited
in volume one in the highest terms.
They find not only accuracy in state
ment of fact but sane judgment in
the handling of controvertible points
and accumen and impartiality in the
selection of material. Unfortunately
we can not agree with the Journals
last quoted statements We have not
seen the first volume of Mr. Avery's
work but we have been furnished with
a number of quotations therefrom and
judging from these we should say that
Mr.. Avery's work while it may have
the approval of some historical stu
dents as to the trustworthiness of the
work, in reference to accuracy of
statement and handling OF controver-
tible points we would say that these
professional historical students are of
the same class who unreservedly ap-
prove Froude and others of his class
who see nothing worth while COM
mending in the Catholic Church. The
Catholic Universe of Cleveland does
not find so much to commend in the
work Of Mr.. Avery as does the Journal.
In commenting upon the work it says:
while the noted author deserves
credit for his researches and in gen.
eral for his presentation of the SUBJ
ject matter of his chapters, we are
under the impression that he has
some bias against things Catholic.
while it is possible that some local
church may have inserted a petition
in It's prayers against the fury of the
Norsemen we do not think that the
prayer, "A furore Normannorum lib.
era nos, Domino. became part of the
litany of the Catholic Church.
"On page 81 he speaks of King
Olaf's threat to kill all WAC would not
become Christian, and says that Left
Ericsson was converted with the rest,
and on his return to Greenland took a
priest of the new faith with him.
Christianity and Catholicity were
synonymous terms in those days and
we can hardly understand why the
author refers to "a priest of the new
faith" The author, referring to Ice
land, on page 76, says: 'In the ninth
century Irish monks and Irish colon
les were there /" The Chris
tian Irish left as the Norwegians
came"
Greenland was discovered in the
ninth century, and it was not long
before Christianity was introduced to
| that land. We know that bish-
ropic was founded there not long af-
terwards. The author says on page
80: 1T is said that Eric Upsi, a Green.
land Bishop, started for Vinland in
1921. We do not know whether he
got there or not" The historian says
that st. Brendan was a sixth century
Irish abbot and the alleged patriarch
of 5000 monks"
The volume before us tends to di.
minish the fame of Columbus. 1t says:
Columbus became Peter the Hermit
of geographical fanaticism. He was
not a moral hero, but he had virile
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15
The Governor ProcIaims.
State OF Minnesota, Executive De-
partment.
l)artlllell
Proclamation.

Proclamation.
In compliance with the requirements
of the law, and following custom, not
long established, but increasingly
popular, l hereby designate Friday,
April 2S, 1905, as Arbor and Bird day,
earnestly urging it's general observ-
ance, to the end that the natural beau
ties Of the state may be enhanced and
preserved for the comfort and pleas
ure, not only of ourselves, but of our
children's children.
With its wonderful endowment of
climate, forest and field, there is no
reason why Minnesota should not be-
come the garden spot of the great
Northwest, watered by lake and river,
and nourished by sunshine that is at
once tropic and temperate in its sweet
luxuriousness. But the steady deple-
tion of our timber area calls for con-
stant reinforcing, and nature, with He.
braic exaction, demands a tree for {.
tree, shrub for shrub, if she is TO
fulfill her part of the contract in max
ing the wilderness rejoice and blossom
as the rose. Surely, then, it is meet
and proper that, at this season Of up-
springing blade and bursting bud, Our
people should seek to further her puv-
pose and their own interests by the
planting of trees and shrubbery for
civic and rural adornment and shade.
And especially should the children in
our schools be melted by program and
example to supply the lacking, foster
the weak, and train the strong, among
our friends the tree folk. .........
I, therefore, recommend that On
this day reading, recitation and exep-
else in the public schools have one
common object, in teaching that it is
useless and wicked to destroy the
good, necessary and beautiful to heal
and protect the injured, godlke to Gre
ate life, and that it will be of mutual
interest to man and bird to enter into
an alliance, friendly and protective,
fo! the an:iisi2;.t:on of the slug and
the propagation of t.e feathered song
ser.
The day should be largely cne OF
practical activity. Days and days are
there for cuiet absorption and c:,,7-
,alnplGt:on On tie :rt OF
i-, J,r.
Communio:! with her visible forms"
this s!'nuii be devoted 10 what Nay be
terme.! utiii.arianisln in nature-;p .n
inveneory OF our resources, anl IN
honest attempt to make Il part pay-
ment on c Z liabilities
So shall the message from nre.ent
generations proclaim to those of the
future. in woodland song, in stately
maple, in graceful elm, in sturdy oak,
in pensivC. fragrant pine. an ancestry
not altogether seltishl;- commercial IN
instinct and practice, but one that
loving beauty for its own sake, found
Earth crammed with heaven
And every common bush atire with
God,"
and wrete this revelation in fair AMI
enduring characters on a world that
its Creator pronounced in the begin
ming very good"
In witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand caused the Great Seal of
the State to be affixed, at the Capitol.
in the city of st. Paul, this oath day
of March, A. D. 1905.
JOHN A. Johnson.
ATTEST: Governor.
P. E. HANSON,
Secretary of State.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

Secretary Hay is at Nervi, Italy.
That ought to be good place for
a man who is having trouble with his
nerves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09

| il is otr comfort and s0lace. The
smell of the saWdust is as fragrant
| today as it was in the early morn of
our lives, when the circus was heaven,
and The smiling, be-skirted, be-span-
2led adorable creature in blue tights
was its particular angel who filled our
thoughts by day and our dreams by
night.
Every time We visit a circus we vow
same old thing, the SAME old acrobats,
the same old ground and lofty tum-
hlinas. the sane old elephants, the
sane old horseback riding And il is
AL true. Same old thing, nothing
new. But the next time the circus
fever breaks out once more, the roar
and the rattle of the heavy wagons
have an enticing echo of their own.
he tented city appeals to the mag
ination as feryidly and as vividly as
in the days when we carried water
for the elephants, and when the door
opens, we, all of us, are in the rush to
get under the canvas and see the
same thing over again. with the same
delightful anticipations as in the days
of yore. 1t is we'll that it is so. When
q man no longer loves the circus he
has arrived at the lean and slippered
age, where he fain must crouch before
the fire to warm his thin. blood and
muse over the days that are gone.
7 he first sign of old age is when we
lose our love for the circus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
RECEIVES SHARP DUN FROM TAY-
JOR. AND SAID 1T WAS
LOVE LETTER
Wallace Munro Tells a Story lIlustra-
tive of Some of Small Fry of
the "Perfesh."

Wallace Munro, in the city today
representing Louis James, who is here
next Thursday night, November 16
tells the following tale upon a well
knwon actor, who, for various rea-
sons, will be nameless.
At certain we'll known theatrical
club in New York recently Mr.. Num-
70 went to his letter box and upon
opening several letters found one
from tailor dunning in good set
terms the creditor for his constant
failure to meet his obligation and
threats of a legal attachment unless
the. bill was paid Immediately; upon
Munro more closely serutinizing the
superscription he discovered he had
opened by mistake letter belonging
to another member whose name was
similar to his, writing across the face
OF it, "opened by mistake" he deposit
ed it in the proper receptacle and
sauntered over to. big arm chair
t1 peruse the latest magazines Hard
" was he seated when the actor in
question entered, secured his mail,
and not observing that the missive in
question had already been opened,
tore off the end of the envelope and
commenced reading It. At this mo- |
ment Munro looked up; net his gaze,
but before he had time to apologize
for his error, the aforesaid matinee
idol began tearing the letter up into
little pieces and with heartsick sigh
said:
Munro. old chap. another of these
silly little girls-dear ne
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
The JeHersons.

Joseph Jefferson and William w
jefferson will present Sheridan's fine
cid classic, "The Rivals at the Elks
taeate tonight. The -Jeffersons' name
and fame are inseparably linked with
Sherldan's comedy, whose chief fea.
lures are of the most delicious ID
satisfying of stage creation. William
W. as Bob Acres is warm-hearted
and more charmingly vain and swae.
gerry than it ever was; Joseph as Sir
Lucius O'Trigger is repeating the sue.
cess his impersonations won in all the
larger cities. The supporting compa
NY includes Messrs. John jack, Ar
thur Stanford, Richard Lyle, Harry
Odlin, the Misses Blanche Bender
Rosa Rand and others of the late Mr..
Joseph Jefferson's famous oreaniza-
llGn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09

IT, AS Told in the Hills" which will
play at the Elks theater Saturday, No
vember II, matinee and night. The
Play is regarded as the strongest melo-
drama produced this season and one
that has met with deserved success
from It's first performance. Miss Emily
Gale, the talented young actress who
has been starring in The Moonshin
ers Daughter" for the last three
which was written for her especially.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09

Nun atarius,' a shiftless fellow. had
incurred the displeasure of the laati-
| lord Of the hotel at which "Numato"
| iotls happened to be stopping, by Z
| rowing a small sum of money and
| failing TO return it at the agreed time
constable was on the tracks Of
'Numatorious, and unknown to the
doorkeeper Of the theater at which
Mr.. Forrest was playing, the constable
gained access TO the stage. While
'Numatorious' was on in a fine scene
with "V1reinius,' the culprit caught
the eye of the constable, and knew
what to expect. In order to keen
away from the constable the actor
shifted from side to side of the stag.
always keeping the constable in the
opposite wings, and this shifting an
noyed Forrest to the point of livid
rage. While ".Virginius" was deliver.
ing one beautiful speech he was ace,,.
toned to having Numatorious in
certain spot, and the location of t1e
constable at that moment prevented
this, and instead of the audience
locking into the face of "Vireinins"
they saw his back. After the curtain
had fallen, Mr.. Forrest broke out.
me constable honored the great actor
by coming On the stage while he was
on II, even though the curtain was
down. The following conversation
took place: -;
"Numatorious, do you know whore
Your place is when [ take that last
speech?' s. r.
Yes, sir, | know-and I'll be there
tomorrow night, but sir, I'm in trou-
bie | owe a little bill mt the hotel
and the landlord has got a constable
after me, and if I quit the stage I'll
DC arrested.
WHATS that asked Forrest. "Yoa
1--WE bill?"
eyes, sir"
We'll, 60 to the Office and get what
on need to pay the bill. But I will
ave Numatorious in his place at any
rice. Why, young man, do you know
'ho Numatorious was? Numatorious
vas Roman senator, sir-great of
cart and bearing-defiant Why, the
lea OF Roman senator being afraid
I little, rea-faced Baltimore con
table,
To see Mr.. Jack enjoy one of his
laughs is a treat in itself. {
'r. Jack is in support Of Joseph and
filliam w. Jefferson. who appear at
lie Elks theater tonight in '"The Ri
ais y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
Mason and Mason.

a burglar and detective looking
identically alike Aare the Two char
aeters which ca' se much merrimenf
in Broadhurst and Currie's musical
comedy, in which Mason and Mason
and a company of sixty people Will
appear at the Elks theater on Friday.
November II.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09

John Robinson's great shows will
exhibit here November Is.
The Allentown (Pa.O Item saws of
Robinsons' shows:
The fact that fully $4,000 people
were present at John Robinson's cir
Gus, shows that the ancient love of
the circus still exists 1t is born in
our very flesh and blood. In youth
it thrilled us. and in our middle age
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
John Jack Tells a Funny Story.

The particular pleasure of this sin
cere old artist is to recall old asso-
ciates. and compel old memories.
Speaking of Forrest, Mr.. Jack recalled
one instance of Forests anger at an
actors apparent carelessness. For
rest was playing 'Virginius' and his
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
EDITOR SEES JOHN RoBINsoN,s

Ind Gives His Impression of the
Splendid Attraction Which Is to Ex-
hibit Here-The Circus Perform
aace is Exceptionally Fine and Full
OF Interest to All Lovers of the
Rine-NearIy Everything Is New
and Novel-Menagerie and Hippo
orome UnexceIIed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-09
CAS- Told in the Hills"

One of the best bits of negro com
sdy acting of the season will be seen
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-01
PORTLAND MARKETS
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Markets.
Complete Market Reports Corrected Each
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices Of
Commodities, Farm Produce and vsgs.
tablsa

Portland. Nov. 30.-llops are con-id.
cfcd firm n present quotation. under
stress Of inquiry on the part Of brew.
ers. Dealers report orders Tor choice at
l0i@llc, while prime have reader sale
than they did few days ago. Even
old hops, which we've not considered
worth anything. arc now called for fire..
quenuy.
Brewers rcalizo that the bottom has
bcn truck the Oregon hop market"
said Mckinley Mitchell today, "and they
have become anxious 10 buy. Some brok.
crs have told them that they need be
In no hurry. rs hops would go still
lower In Oregon. These same dealers
now realize that they have yai,cd lit
tie too long"
Grower who have refused Ia sell nj
Ahe very lol prices offered are not by
any means anxiou. 10 lot go at the in.
crcaSed oifcrs. but are likely To hold on
until a few cents higher II reached.
In the ovinion Of some dealers, better
prices will prevail before the season has
passed. but these dealers do not look
for high prices. They indicate that l2c
or possibly lic, may rule before the en-
tire crop Of Oregon has been disposed
Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-01

Coal oil-Pearl and astral oil, cases
2Olc cr gallon; waer white oil, iron bar,
rels, l5c; wood barrels, l7lc; eoccne oil
cases ,24c; elaine oil, cases, 27I; etxrs
star cases. 23sc; iron barrels, l7ic
Washington state test burning oils, ex.
ccpt headlight, ac per gallon higher.
Benzine-Sixty.threc degrees, cases,
22c; iron barrels, l7le.
Turpcntine-ln cases, 92c; in wood
barrels, soc; in iron barrels, Soc; in 10.
case lots, Ole.
Lined oil Boiled: In barrels, 53c;
cases, 02c. Raw: In barrels, 52e; in cases,
5sc gallon.
Gasoline-Stoye gasoline, cases 24ic;
iron barrels, lsci SO degrees gasoline,
cases, 32c; iron barrels or drums, 2ec.
Rope-Pure Manila , l4ic; tandarj,
lSac, Sisal, lie; Isle brand Sisal, sic.
Wire nails-Pesent base at $40.
Lead-strictly pure white lead and
red lead, in ton lots 7sc; 5OO.lb. lots.
sici less than 800 lbs, Ste.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-01
Of Interest to Clergy.

The Astoria & Columbia River Rail.
road Co., having been granted member.
ship in the Trans. Continental Clergy
Bureau, the name of that company will
appear in the clergy application blanks
and clergy certificates issued by the
bureau for 1905, and commencing Janu.
airy lst, of the coming year. These
permits will be honored by all agents
Of the A. & c. R. R., thus eliminating
the individual half.fare permits issued
by that company in former years. Re.
quests for official application blanks
should be made to ]. C. Mayo, general
passenger agent, Astoria.