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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30
Her Christmas Prayer.

Mary Mother, be good to him;
Be kind to him this day
Twill be the only Christmas time
That he has been away.
l promised him a world of toys
If he would only stay
Sure, heavens full Of little boys
That sing and laugh and play.
But you would know the smile of him
Among the thousand more;
His smile will make all else seem dim
When you call him ashore"
l promised him splendid tree,
With candles all aglow,
o Mary Mother, you can see
Twas me that loved him so.
Ard surely, surely, you will see
My boy SO sweet and slim
His eyes are hungering for me
AS my eyes are for him.
Mary Mother, be good to him;
Be kind to him this day
Twill be the only Christmas time
That he has been away.
w. D. Nesbit.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30
The Irish Bachelor.


Here, fur yer pity or scorn, I'm pre-
sintin' we
Jerry McGlone
Trustin' the life of him will be pre-
vintin' we
Marin yer own.
Think of face wild a permanint fix
Looks that are always suggistin mix
ture of
Limons an vinegar. There! we've a nix
ture of
Jerry McGlone.
Faix, there is nothin' but sourest gloom
in this
Jerry McGlOne
Christmas joy, amy Joy, niver finds
room in this
Crayture of stone.
Cynical gloom is the boast an the pride
of him.
An if laugh liver did pierce the hide
of him,
Faix, belav 'twould immajiate, inside
of him.
Change to a groan.
Whisht! now, an listen. I'll tell We the
throuble wild
Jerry McGlone.
He preferred single life rather than
double wild
Molly Malone.
Thing Of It! Thing Of an Irishman tar
ryin'
While there's a purity girl wishful fur
marryin'!
Arrah! no wonder the divils are har-
ryin'
Jerry McGlone.
All! but there's few O. the race but
would scorn to be
Jerry McGlone.
Shure, we all know that a Celt is not
born to be
Livin' alone.
o! but we're grateful Il spake for the
laity)
Grateful fur women the bountiful Deity
bowers wild beauty an virtue an
gaiety,
All for our own!
IT. A. Daily in Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30

please come into the parlor and sing
some of the old songs for me"
with pleasure" she responded, ris-
ing; do you feel churchy again?'s
Then she led the way to the parlor,
where an album lay on the CENTER
table.
And now spirit of mischief all at
once seemed to animate this clouds
and-sunshine girl, and the very song
he had listened to outside the evening
Of his arrival-the plant Of Sweet
her first selection. Then came "The
Quilting Party" and half dozen other
old-timo love-songs, and Martin, just
a wee bit love-sick, and conscious that
he had best keep it to himself, sat and
listened.
When she ceased, he rose to go.
"Good-by, Angie" he said. extending
his hand at the door, and as she took
it their eyes met-his full of trouble
and dependency, hers trife wistful.
II shall carry the memory of your face
into the wilderness with me-" he add
ed. glancing at the hand he still held,
"and-and don't forget me-"
When the sound of his steps had
vanished in the still night, she re-
turned to the parlor and sat down.
Through an open window came the
faint tinSle Of leaves falling from the
naples. down the valley the low MUIR
muir of the Mizzy falls, and from the
sitting room, the slow. measured tick
OF the clock. She was accustomed to
hours OF solitude, her life was one Of
dull. fiat monotony to which she was
hardened. But somehow just now the
parlor seemed like tomb. Full we'll
she knew that Martin had come to say
more than a formal good-by. BY sheer
force of will-power she had checked it,
as she meant to in the future. 1t was
against her own heart-yearnings now.
but it was her duty; and as she thought
of the wrinkled face upstairs and the
faded blouse and sword, and realized
how her own young life and love were
all Aunt Comfort had left, her resolu-
ton and sense of obligation grew
stronger.
Once a less thoughtful girl, she
might and no doubt would have
brushed all duty aside in response to
a lovers claim; now more mature duty
came first.
For little time she sat there listen-
Ing to the slow-never, never, never
beats Of the clock, and living over
old-time memories. One by one they
came back, and like vanished bless
ings. seeming the sweeter, and now
this new insidious impulse that must
be stilled. And as the little heartache
grew apace. her eyes filed.
"Pshaw," she exclaimed at last, ris-
ing and brushing the tears away, "how
. silly. ! am woman now, and women
are born to suffer in silence"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30
CHAPTER NXIV.
IUST A FORMAL. COOD-RY.

For a week now Angie had been
sckool-teachcr again, and twice a day
she walked the distance of almost two
miles to and from school. The leaves
we're turning, the NAPLES in front Of
her home already glow of yellow
and the advent of autumn only ac-
cented the memories clustering around
the old red bridge she crossed morning
and night. Occasionally she paused
there on her way home, looking into
the slow-flowing stream and thinking
of this sturdy young man with kindly
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30

emn tones Of the bell had died away,
the good sexton was in the throes Of
death. And he passed to his reward
fortified by all the holy rites of the
church of which he was ever a de-,
voted member.
Monaghan.
The annual meeting of the Monag-
han Branch of the Gaelic League was
held in Monaghan on Nov. 30. The
Rev. Hugh O'Neill. who presided, and
Rev. Cornelius Tierney, professor of
Irish in St. Macarten's Seminary de-
livered addresses. The Rev. Hugh
o'Neill was appointed President of
the branch for the coming year; Mr.
Peter M'Gough, secretary, and Mr..
Denis Carolan Rush, B A, treasurer.
Roscommon.
County Inspector Pearson, R. I. c.,
of Roscommon, succeeds County In
spector Hayes of Limerick, who re-
tired recently.
Sligo.
! A white seal, weighing 1875 pounds,
was recently caught in Sligo Bay by
, two young men named Higgins after
a severe struggle with the unusual
visitor.
Thomas c. Cornell, late Of the Mar
quis of Sligo's office, Westport, and
son of John Cornell, late r. N, of
Sligo. died at Rhodesia, South Africa,
recently, aged 80.
The dead body of Charles Higgins,
of Easkey, who gave evidence in the
Boyle election petition on Nov. "a, was
found in garden near his house on
the following Sunday morning with
| his throat hacked in a shocking man.
| ner.
Tipperary.
| Sister Veronica Connolly Of Bally-
patrick, Thurles, died suddenly on
Nov. "a, aged 60, at the Presentation
/ been an inmate for IS years.
The death of Sister Mary Alphon-
sus Ryan occurred on Oct. 20, at st.
Josephs Convent, Narandera, N. S. W.,
Aus, at the age of 80. She was ma
tive of Tipperary, and went to Aus
tralia to join the Sisters IA years ago.
| The anniversary of the Manchester
Martyrs was celebrated in Coalisland
on Thursday night, Nov. 80, by torch
light procession, in which Old Engine
Derrycor, Derrytresk, Carnan, and
Dungannon bands and all the divisions
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
Irish National Foresters, and Gaelic
Societies took part.
A beautiful altar of the Sacred
Heart is being put up in IS. Peter
and Paul's Church, Clonmel. 1t is the
gift of Mrs. Daniel, a member of the
Hackett family.
Tyrone.
Mr.. George McCracken, manager OF
the Ulster Bank, died on Nov. is al
Dromore.
| Waterford.
Negotiations are at present pending
says the Wexford Echo.' for the pur-
chase of Capt. Eden's house at Merton
Machine. The would-be purchasers
are the Jesuits, who, rumors state, in
tend to establish college there. The
house is a large and commodious one
and would be in every way suitable
for such a purpose. At present moth
ing definite is known about the mat
ter. Color is lent to the rumor by the
fact that some time ago Jesuit
Father visited the place and inspect
! ed it.
Died on Tuesday, Nov. 14th, at the
residence Of her son, Kilcarry Cot
tage, Clonegal, Ferns, Mrs. DAME.
Kennedy, aged SO years, deeply re-
GREETED by her sorrowing children and
wide circle of friends.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-30
WITH the POETS
Light in Darkness.

And he look'd SO worn and weary,
AS if how'd beneath lifes care.
And l knew he was a toiler,
Going home from work at night,
Toiling homeward thro' the city
On that dark and dreary night,
And knew that he was dying;
Oh, SO worn and old was he;
Heavy eyed and flushed with fever,
Sick and worn as he could be.
On he WANDERED, and FOLLOWED;
Thinking all the dreary way,
How would fare my WORKOUT toiler,
At the ending of his day?
On we wander'd thro' the darkness;
Of stormy winters night,
TO slum of sin and squalor;
To room devoid of light.
There his hungry. persisted children
Cried out loud for heat and bread,
There his starving wife lay dying,
On a damp and lowly bed
There, the damp straw in the corner
Was the only bed he found;
There, a few damp rags thrown DER
him,
He must rest upon the ground.
And a crust of bread for supper,
Was the only thing that lay
There to tempt my weary toiler,
At the ending of his day.
And for days his persisted children,
Had not seen a fire to burn;
And for days his love lay dying,
And was never known to mourn.
Yet my weary, weary worker,
AS you had got work to do.
You were grateful for the blessing
OF that rest awaiting you.
Long l linger'd with the toiler
In his dungeon dark and dim,
Thinking what heavy burden,
Was his very life to him.
But there is light in darkness;
And as in the dead of night,
l was Waken'd from my dreaming
BY wond'rous shining light.
Twas the glorious light of goodness
Shining from those dying eyes,
Lighting UP those dying faces,
AS the sun lights up the skies.
Twas the great heroic patience
Like star, lit up the gloom,
This wond'rous resignation
Going bravely to the tomb.
Here is light for all creation,
Light for days, and light for years;
Both were young and both were dying
Yet they found no cause for tears:
Thankful for each day of suff ring.
Craving not the worlds dross,
Asking only that salvation
won Dy ChrlStS triumphant cross
Soon I wandered thro' the city.
WANDERED lonely thro' the street.
And I needed not the tempest,
Needed not the rain or sleet.
For my hot tears fell in show'rs.
And felt my years grown old,
Thinking of my dying toiler
In his dungeon dim and cold.
And my tears were not of pity,
For l only envied him;
Twas my own sad imperfections
That had made mine eyes grow din,
Would find the light in Darkness?
Oh, God grant it so, l pray;
Grant us all such resignation
At the ending Of our day.
Mary Byrnc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

Lawrence returned 41,570 acres at a
valuation of s4,57o,0l6, which was
increased rs per cent. Pennington
returned 1926 acres at a valuation of
Sl90,9l3, which was increased Is per
cent.
While there has been a general
increase III the net returns of farm
lands, it is due TO new property, the
general valuation having been reduced
about 26 cents an acre by the board
Farm lends are the heaviest item of
valuation in the state, and the valuation
by counties of this class is as folio ws:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24
WORK FINISHED.
Railroad Assessments Increased
Increase in Total of Farm
Lands Due to Many New
improvements.

The state board of assessment and
equalization has completed its first
session and taken an adjournment until
the I'D, when any complaints will be
heard and considered
The total increase in corporate assess
ments is practically $767, 1872, this
including rates on property which has
been assessed in the past and new prop
erty. The railroads stand Sfi4,6l7 of
this, $40, 900 in the assessment for the
first time Of the Cotton road in Mime
haha county Telephones are called
upon for S273,015 of this increase; tele-
graphs $4,000, express companies $751;
900 and the Pullman company 5000.
Some l43 telephone companies are on
the tax list as against 106 taxed last
year.
The increase on railroads was made
on branch lines, the Milwaukee being
increased from 81 900 mile to s4,OS2
on its Washington Springs branch;
from $685. mile to 50, 400 a mile on it's
Bowdle branch extension; from $2,725
mile to "a .440 on its Platte extension.
| The Northwestern was raised from
81, 725 to 81, 065 on its Astoria branch; ;
from 1886 to 3,s46 on ITS Watertown-
Gettysburg line, and reduced from So
2S2 to IS. 032 on its Cakes branch; the
5000 mile being taken off the Cakes
branch Of III miles and added to the
Watertown-G gettysburg branch of 146
miles. The Omaha system was
increased from 1881 to So .03l on its
SO miles. The Elkhorn was increased
on its Lead City branch from 81 900 to
$3.016. and on its Bonesteel line from
IS, 2l0 to $4,560.
/ The Minneapolis & ST. Louis raised
from q, 597 to 1865. The Burlington
Pluma-to-Lead branch from 81 900 to
$3,0l6. The Dakota Central goes on as
new property at $4,000 mile on twenty
miles.
For the first time there was listing
Of mineral lands under the law Of last
winter which makes seperate class Of
these lands, the counties making the
returns being Custer, Lawrence, and
Pennington. Custer returned 4.147
acres at valuation Of &c, 449, which
was raised 10 per cent by the board.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24
THE FUNK, WAY MARRIAGE.

Readers who noticed the
announcement of the rather unex-
pected marriage of the son Of Thos.
A. Way and the daughter of Senator
Funk will feel an interest in the
account of the wedding written by
the father of the bride, whose news
paper duties have called upon him
to chronicle the event. 1t is one OF
the most unique as well as most
pleasing wedding announcements
which has ever appeared in an Iowa
newspaper, and speaks for the kindly
heart and philoeophic head of one OF
the states. strong men. Senator
Funk's report Of the wedding is, liz
full, as follows:
MARRIED.
Way Funk-In Minneapolis, Aug
3, Clyde G. Way and Miss May
Louise Funk.
The bride has been known to the
Beacon since along back in the SOS,
when she came into the family. She
is neither brilliant nor beautiful.
(How good it seems not to have to
lie about the bride.) On her moth
er's side she.is excellently connected,
and her father has tried to live down
a political past. The groom is the
only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A.
Way, of Mason City. He has lived
life SO exemplary that we. only
know Of one mean thing he ever did
but he has plenty Of time to wipe
this out and become as good a man
as his father in law.
1t was very quiet wedding. The
noise all came later when the ubiqui.
tous reporter got busy. The bride
was not elegantly gowned, but il
was her own fault. Friends were
relieved Of the more or less operous
duty Of putting up an array Of we'd
ding presents, to balance accounts
Of many years standing with the
families Of the contracting parties
Having never been married before
and keeping out Of range Of practical
advice, this feature Of the successful
union was overlooked. The father
did not give the bride away then
and be viii not now. The youthful
groom will have 70 take his chances
and be seems disposed to do 90 will
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

sublime courage and surprising con-
fidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Way will live
at Mason City, making frequent
visits, it is hoped, at the Spirit
Lake home, where it is believed a
son has been gained rather than a
daughter lost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

built on different lines. As Mr..
Mitchell said, the unions are COM
PEELED to take the people just as
they find them. We cannot select
the good from the bad; we cannot
single out the Ignorant from the
enlightened; we are forced by our
necessities and by conditions beyond
our control to admit to membership
every man employed in our indus
tries. La brief, whom the employer
may employ the union must admit,
regardless of the mans brains, tenn
permanent, manners or social stand
ing. Bearing this in mind should
help one to understand labor unions
better.
The Chicago News notes some
curious facts about revenues of
Great Britain during the year 1904
5. The bluebook discloses among
other things that fines for slave
dealing brought in 5000, while some
of the properties left over from the
coronation of King Edward were
sold for S35. The English govern
ment made a mistake in not adver-
Using the. sale among American
tourists. They might just as well
cave brought $4,000.
Looks like John ID. Rockefeller
had finally organized his press
bureau. Here and there we are now
reading kindly references to the oil
oligarch. One paper in Iowa says
it can well remember that kerosene
was rs cents a gallon in 1869 and
that John is now selling it at 10
cents. Several South Dadota papers
believe that the man has only done
what anyone would have do who
had the chance. In many directions
there is tendency to attribute a
desire on the part of Ida Tarbell, to
turn her Rockefeller memorials into
filthy lucre. The difference between
John d. Rockefeller and the many
other public plunderers is the differ
ence between teacher and student.
The primary Indictment against
Rockefeller is that he is the inventor
OF the methods by which thousands
OF financiers rob the public. He
will go down into history as a man
who invented system whereby the
golden rule could be bent out of
shape, and still be readable; a sys-
tenn by which man could keep his
conscience in box ON week days,
and carefully brush il up for Sunday
use; of double standard Of morals
by which the dark lantern and the
jimmy, the sandbag and the club
could be used on week days, and the
bible on Sund avs; of religion
as an external cloak to cover the
wrong doing beneath. He is the
man who has torn down and des-
troyed the old system Of business
honor, and raised in its place
moral code whose primal principles
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

Total. e194 ZOO 600
The highest valuation in any county
Is 1885 an acre in Clay, and the lowest
" u an acre in Fall River. the total
average for the state being s7.03 an
acre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

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The Dickinson press., 1905-09-02

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The Dickinson press., 1905-09-02
The chicken season opened on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. McGillivray are in
Grand Enrks fhia ueek

The chicken season opened on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. McGillivray are in
Grand Forks this week.
The Domino and Campania staple
ginghams at SC per yard-limited 10
yards t a customer. A. T. Crowl &
Co. OFT
Miss Evelyn Messersmith left We'd
nesday evening for her home in Mime
sofa, after an extended visit with rela-
tives in town.
Miss Daisy DeGraf leaves Saturday
for her home in Bismarck after spend
ing a month in town, the guest of Mrs.
| Busse and Mrs. l.. A. Simpson.
H. J. Riesland the we'll known optical
specialist will be at the St. Charles hotel
again Oct. 9Th to 9th. Remember he
comes regularly and grinds all glasses
while you wait. o-2-5t
Fay +. Carter, employed at Fred
Turner's blacksmith shop, expects a
visit from his father, T. l. Carter-of
Princeton, Mo-, before long.
Orders for ice cream taken, at whole
sale prices; cream delivered at your
home and orders by mail promptly
filled. c.. ]. Russell, Dickinson. S-1o-tf
Senator Simpson has been appointed
as one of 10 delegates from North
Dakota to the National conference
upon immigration to be held in New
York on Dec. E and 7.
September 8 will be the grand opening
night of a series Of dances to be given in
the new J. F. Christen hall at TAYLOR.
Souveniors for the ladies and. supper at
the Baker hotel. 8-5-5t
Gilbert Gilbertson, one of the new
settlers at Saltwater, N. D., was in Dick
%inson, on Wednesday. Mr.. Gilbertson
says that his wife will probably be out
from the east this fall, illness in the
family having prevented her coming in
the hummer.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-02
The "At Home" given by Mrs. c. w.

The "At Home" given by Mrs.C. W..
Harding at her Hannatord street nome
Wednesday afternoon, in honor OF MRS.
F. D. Hevener, Mrs. Duncan Chr'sten-
sen and Miss Laura M. Trott, was one
of the most delightful affairs Of the year.
The rooms we're artistically decorated
with asters and p%etunias, pink and white
being the prevailing colors, mi the
dainty buffet lunch and the favors, con-
sis,ing of odd shaped boxes OF 0 bons'
also carried out the color scheme OF pink
and white. About 50 ladies enjoyed the
hospitality Of the charming hostess VINO
was assisted by, Mrs E. P. Stanley, Mrs.
Jerry Hayes, Mrs. George Dobson,, Mrs.
Henry Reichert, Miss Mary Nolan and
Miss Agnes Ray.
The cards of invitation to the "At
Home" given Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. NJ. H. Linsley, at her Barnes street
residence, gave the key note Of one ofthe
most unique and charming entertain
ments of the year. Each card was
decorated with a tiny pair of Dutch
wooden shoes, tied with blue ribbon;
and when the guests, numbering about
70, arrived, they found the Dutch idea
carried out in every detail. The hostess
was charming in a quaint Dutch costume
of blue and white, as were also. the young
ladies who assisted her. The rooms
were %profusely decorated with flowers,
the flaming marigolds of Orange, from
the hostess W garden, banking the
fire place and mantle and every place
where they could be used to advantage.
Give hundred" was played, the first
prize, a beautiful blue deli pitcher, being
won by Mrs. J. E. Phelan. The second
prize was a lovely bunch of white asters,
Mrs. Pond and Mrs. Lawrence cutting
for choice. The elaborate lunch was
serve on rare old blue and white dishes,
and brought to a close a most delightful
entertainment. Those who assisted the
hostess were Mrs. d. Roberts, Mrs.
Stickney, Mrs. Dr.. Barker, Miss SEQ
field, Lillian kim, Mary Mckinley,
Minnie Roberts, Jennie Freeman and
Lulu Rowel. Little Marjory Stickney
waited on the door and Marion Hilliard
and Dorothy Stickney acted as flower
girls.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-02
/. Resolutions.

1t having been the will of Divine Prov
idence to remove from this life our
dearly beloved brother, John J. Free
man,
Resolved, that while, we bow with sor-
row to this Divine will, we recall with
pleasure the many excellent traits and
the amiable character of our departed
brother.
Resolved, that the sympathy Of the
lodge be extended to the sorrowng
widow and son, and that the lodge be
draped in honor Of the departed.
Dickinson Lodge No. 81, A. F. and
Am.
Dickinson, N, D, Aug. IS. 1905.
A.H1LL1ARD, tCommittee.
N. c. LAWRENCE,
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-02
Resolutions Passed Upon The Death
of Brother John J. Freeman by
Dickinson Lodge No. 10 X.
of F., Dickinson N. D.

WHEREAS: In His infinite wis
dom it has pleased the Supreme
Chancellor of the Universe to call
our late beloved brother John j.
Freeman,-a charter member of this
lodge to his everlasting rest; and
Whereas in the death Of brother
Freeman the state suffers the loss of
a representative citizen; this COM
lmunitys mourns the eternal absence
of one Of its most respected members
his friends a beloved companion, our
order n Of its most devoted sup
porters and his bereaved wife and
son a loving husband and a kind and
devoted father; therefore
Be it resolved that as a tribute of
respect 70 III dear absent brother the
Castle Hall Of this Lodge he draped
In mourning for a period of thirty
days, this resolution be spread upon
its records, published in the news
papers of the city and an engrossed
copy thereof be forwarded to the
mourning family of the deceasrd.
L.. A. SIMPSON
r. L. DAVIDSON
j. VAN DER LAS
w. A. CARTER