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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
At the Spanish Court.

Christmas in Spain begins with the
midnight mass, when the king and
queen mother, accompanied by the
grandees of the court, magnidcently at
tired, go in state procession to the chap
ell royal Of the palace in Madrid. On
Christmas morning the king and court
again attend mass in state, after which
the day is spent in merrymaking. In
the afternoon the alteration of the man.
ger takes place, when a representation
of the scene in Bethlehem is unveiled
in the great hall Of the palace There
is also Christmas tree, from which
Alfonso distributes gifts. Throughout
the ensuing twelve days the court is
all beAevolence and gayety, and every
great institution in Madrid shares in
the royal almsgiving. The festival
closes Jan. 6.
A darky who had obtained mar
riage license from the register Of deeds
at Halifax returned next day with the
license and asked if he couldn't get his
money back. "You see, jedge,', he ex-
planned, II thought l wuz bout ter
marry woman wild some money, wen.
10 en- behol, she didn't have enough ter
sen me on my honeymoon. weldon
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
No Fire In Them.

Newitt-It certainly is a great estab-
lishment. They're sticklers for system
there; everything in its right place.
Cassidy-Oh, Oh dunnol Whin Oh wint
through there Oh seen a lot o. red buck
cts marked For Fire Only" an, fax,
there was wather in thin .-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15

In some places in Oxfordshire, Eng
land, it was the right of every maid
servant to ask the hired man for bit
of ivy to trim the house. If he turned
a deaf ear to her opportunities or for
got her request she would steal pair
of his breeches and nail them to the
gate in the yard or on the highway.
This was supposed to debar him from
all privileges of the mistletoe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
Sudd

"This is so sudden she murmured
weakly.
The messenger boy had answered her
call within five minutes Of her ringing
Rim up.-Baltilnore American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
I'm Christmas
~ Eve
When Pa and Ma Their VigilS
Keep, and Little Boys
Should Be Asleep.

gAST nieht | had dandy time.
Twas night fore Christmas too.
Ma put me early into bed,
JUS like they always do
The night fore Christmas. an | lay
AS still as could keep,
An made my pa an ma believe
AZ | was fast asleep.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15

"Mr. Linger spends a great deal Of
time with you, Molly" said Miss Kit
fish to Miss Frocks.
yes, but that's all he does spend"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15

The great event of the old Christmas
dinner four or five hundred years ago
was the entry Of the chief cook bear
ing the boar's head, garnished with
rosemary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
Christmas Cske.

Sift ten ounces of -four into a basin:
weigh one-half pound of powdered sug-
ar, two ounces of candied citron, one
fourth pound of raisins and one-half
pound of butter. You need, besides
these, four eggs and a lemon. Beat
the butter (washed and squeezed dry
to a cream with your hand; add to it a
tablespoonful of flour, one of sugar and
one egg; mix thoroughly and then go
on in the same way, using the mate
rails gradually until they are all in;
CRATE the lemGn and add the fruit,
warmed and Toured; line a tin with
buttered paper, using two thicknesses
at the bottom; bake in a moderate oven
two hours.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
Wanted All That Was Coming.
.'That Bifferblatt is an absentminded

fellow"
SOP
eyes. When I handed him Christ
mas present he said, i beg your par
don, but do you give trading stamps?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
Twas the Week
Before Christmas

; ~ "A folks act funny nowadays
lV can't tell what is going on.
When ma comes in she always says.
"What bundles come when was gone p
An if touch closet door
Or hunt for playthings anywhere
Somebody runs acrost the floor
And says mustn't go in therel
My sister talks heap with ma,
But whispers when come aroun'.
An they hide things away SO pa
Won't see EN- when he comes from town.
told pa all about it too;
He only laughed, an said to me.
This time o year it's best for you
Not to observe the things you see"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15
A Christmas Pessimist.

pessimist. | take it, is a grownup man
whose cause
Is to prove the wicked doctrine that there
is no Santa Claus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23

b1DuCdl tame, his ndH was the secret OF
his strength. Just as the barber lifted
lock and poised the shears for the first
snip, Bill saw the situation in mirror
With cowboy yell that would have
made Comanche Indian green with envy,
he sprang from the chair to save his hair.
The barber, who had been working with
bated breath, appalled, by the savage
appearance of his customer, dropped his
shears, and his knees shook as with chat
tering teeth he begged for mercy. The
wife's screams added to the confusion,
the lingering crowd pressed in, and was
reinforced by gendarme, who began
rapid fire of questions in excited French
No explanations that were offered in
either tongue were comprehended by the
parties who spoke the other language,
and as the barber seemed consumed with
a desire to get rid of US we hurried away
in a cab, the BARRIERS wife following us
with imprecations-an she so pretty too!
One day while the show was at Paris
we saw a distinguished-1ooking man
pressing against the rope stretched
around Colonel Cody's tent When he
found opportunity he said in excellent
English: Pardon me, Colonel Cody;
but | should like to speak to you. l
have many friends in your great country
"a country for which l have sincere
admiration.
Il am very glad to see you," the
Colonel replied wearily-he had heard
this same speech so often!
MY name is Bartholdi," modestly
replied the sculptor, whose magnificent
statue, Liberty Enlightening the
World" endeared him to Americans.
From the moment he made himself
known to Cody he "owned the show
Indians generally manifest extreme
suspicion of white men; but while I was
Colonel Codys guest | made friends of
some of the chiefs and braves, especially
Red Shirt and Flat Iron. The former,
famous scout and warrior, has been
called The Red Napoleon, for his
knowledge of military tactics, his COM
handing dignity and reserve He has
a fine physique and a noble head while
his bearing is absolutely regal He al
ways has been friendly to the whites,
and was valuable ally of Buffalo
Bills in raids against unruly brethren
knew that Red Shirt was fond of me;
but no one else would have imagined
it from his manner toward me; for
your Indian friend does not slap you
on the back or buttonhole you with
joke, after the manner of white men.
Later l learned of the earnestness of his
regard through story told Bronco Bill,
the wild West" company's interpreter.
1t seems that after Red Shirt had left
the company for few months and re-
turned to his reservation he found an
old illustrated paper in which was a
portrait he thought was mine. He could
not verify it, for he was unable to read.
Although the winter had set in and snow
was deep on the ground, he rode twenty
miles to the home of Bronco Bill to ask
if the face was mine. Being assured
that it really was picture of his friend,
he took it back home and fastened it to
the wall of his cabin-an unusual pro-
ceeding, for an Indian regards it beneath
his dignity to indicate emotion, even
among his own people.
When the Wild West was last at Madi-
son Square Garden, 1 again met Red
NJ
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
Don't Stop My Paper.

Don stop my paper editor:
Don't strike my name off vet;
You know the times are stringent,
And dollars hard to get;
But tug little harder
Is what | mean to do,
And scrapr the dimes together
Enough for me and you.
! can't afford to drop it,
And | find it doesn't pay
To do without a paper,
However others may.
| hate to ask my neighbors
TO give me theirs Oh loan:
They don't just say, but mean it:
why don't you have your own?
You can't tell how we miss it.
If it. by any fate,
Should happen not to reach us,
Or come little late:
Then all is in hubbub.
And things go all awry;
And, editor. if you're married.
You'll know the reason WHY.
The children want their portion,
And wife is anxious. too,
At first to glance it over,
And then to read it through;
| read the editorials.
The locals l peruse.
And read the correspondence,
And every bit Of news.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

put with different Specification. You
likewise remarked that you had seen
the picture of washington crossing
the Delaware" till you got sick at the
stomach! Well, my reverend friend,
you are not the only enemy of the
great Washington who got sick at the
sight of him. And you, sir, had you
lived in his time, with your present
amiability Of soul, could not have stood
beside that noble hero, and have looked
into his eyes without covering in his
august presence. When a man di-
verges very widely from his usual call
ing, we naturally think that there is
some lucre expected. Is there any for
your reverence on that account? If SO,
from what source? Evidently not from
the loyal Americans. Your reverence
said in speaking Of George" that you
hope he is where it is warm now"
And why such intense hatred against
the grand hero, your reverence? 1t
must be as you intimated, the loyal
Americans display more honor and
love for him than for the Rev. DR..
Hawks. Wonderful to contemplate!
But you should endeavor to sooth the
rufties Of your foundering nerves on
this occasion. For before you could
receive the honors of any loyal Ameri-
lean citizen, in this community, it
would be necessary for you to undergo
some reconstruction, by which to be-
come more loyal to your country-more
amiable of soul-more like him whom
most men of your calling, we hope are
trying to serve. We used to be of the
opinion that all men of your "gown"
Or 'cloth'' consecrated their lives and
energies endeavoring to save all of us
sinful creatures from-that warm
place. And you wish to consign Wash
ington to that place! Do you lima CINE
that your congregation approves of
such sentiments? 1 do them the credit
and honor to think that every loyal
-Aii'SAASoA Ill JUL congregation LEU dS
if he or she had been struck vi.
lash in the face. Such seditious senti-
ments are the seeds from which sprout,
rioters, rebels and anarchists. Would
your reverence delight. in being the
father Of such product? When a
man is disloyal to his country we
should have grave doubts of his Chris
tianity. He is not a safe associate for
any honest whatever position he
may hold in society and whatever
lofty-sounding titles he may possess.
We in the Sault are a peace-loving COM
munity. Had you been so lavish with
your anti-American sentiments a GER
tain distance farther south, or farther
west, the incident might have been
brought more disagreeably to your no
tice than by few disappearing re-
marks in the newspaper. So, mend,
your reverence, mend! If you would
not wish to enjoy the notoriety of hav-
ing your name descend to posterity for
betrayal Of human expectations as:
Judas Iscariot, Benedict Arnold, and
the Rev. DR.. M. G. Hawks, late Of the
Sault. Au revoir.
DIR. O'Neill.
Sault ste. Marie, Mich.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

Barry, Minn.-One of our most pop
ular young men, Patrick Mullen, was
united in marriage Monday, March
9th, at Browns Valley to Elizabeth
Krezebetkowski, Rev. Father Theo-
baum officiating. The bride wore a
blue gown trimmed with blue silk and
white applique. Frances Krezebet-
kowski, sister of the bride, wore a
similar suit of brown. Daniel Mullen,
brother Of the groom, acted as grooms-
man. The happy pair started imme-
diately on a wedding trip to Sherwood,
N. D., and will make their home at
Mohall.
The following is a list of the newly
elected officers in Barry: Mayor, J.
r. Clifford, councilmen, r. Donovan,
Robt. Reedy and A. P. McFadden, re-
corder, L. f. O'Phelan; treasurer, p.
r. Hartney; justice of the peace, M.
P. Larkin; constables, John Keller and
Chas. Keller. In the township L. Ken
nedy was reelected for supervisor;
VIM. Nash, clerk; NJ. P. Larkin, treas
urer; Jos. P. Fermoyle, assessor; M. p.
Larkin, justice of the peace, and John
Kennedy for constable. The amend
ment, to see whether the taxes should
be paid in money or worked as hereto
fore, was voted down.
Perham, NINA telephone message
was received in Perham Wednesday Of
last week announcing the death of Mr.
d. G. Keefe on Tuesday at his home
in the township Of Maine. He had
been sufferer from asthma and other
complications for several years and his
death was not unexpected. The fun
eral took place from the family resi-
dence and was conducted by the Mod
ern Woodmen lodge of Maine Of which
deceased was respected social men,
Der. Mr.. Keefe was 65 years Of age,
and was one of the pioneer settlers Of
Otter Tail county.
Graceville, Minn.-The village cleo
ton resulted in light vote being cast.
1t was rather hard for the average
voter to find out just "wllere he was
at as one Of the peculiar spectaces
of the election was a ticket on which
the names of NJ. d. Hartnett and
James Catlin had been placed. without
their consent and when they had
stated that they would not run nor
serve if elected and had posted pla-
cards ut the polls making these state
ments. An Independent ticket headed
by Jos. Loqua, was also in the field.
The regular caucus ticket, A. d.
O'Brien, president: r. j. McRae, AL
bert Boettcher and T. R. Horner,
council; w. H. Strong, recorder; J. A.
McRae, treasurer, and Phil McLaugh-
lin, constable, was elected, which
places group Of business men in
charge who will successfully admin
lister, the municipal affairs. d, ~, 60
Brainerd, Minn.-M. j.. Reilly went
to st. Cloud Monday to attend. the
meeting Of base bali fans at that place
and reported very enthusiastic meet
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennenin. Probate Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennepin. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Ellen
Royce, Deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Michael Boyce representing that Ellen
Boyce has lately died intestate, resident
and inhahitant of the County of Hennepin
and State of Minnesota, leaving goods.
chattels and estate within this County. and
praying that administration of her estate
be to said petitioner granted,
1t is Ordered, That said petition be heard
at special term of this Court, to be held
at the Court House in the City of Min
neapolis, in said County, on Monday, the
18th day of April, 1905, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon: and that notice of such hear
ing be given to all persons interested, by
publishing this order at least once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to
SAID day Of hearing. in the Irish Standard,
newspaper printed and published in said
County. :, :
March. 1905.
= 81 =. BY the Court"
~ = 80, - -"t. F. c.. HARVEY, i, SO;
Judge of Probate, :
GEORGE Z. SMITH, -,..,e- -
Attorney for said Petitioner.
$40 Boston Block,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

Yeast-What makes you think he
lost his political job?
Crimsonbeak-He told me he was
going to work next week.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

How can one tell whether or not a
man has wheels in his head?'
-@By he.spokessthat come from his
mouth, my boy"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

DeFlny ana fam1ly moved onto q farm
in Meriden township where they lived
many years. About nineteen years
ago they moved back to Owatonna and
since that time have always made
their home here. Mr.. Deu!ny died
Thursday, June 80, 1904. The de-
ceased is survived by four sons, Mich
ael, Minneapolis; Edward, Spokane,
WASH; John and James and two
daughters, Mrs. Kate Shea, Owatonna,
and Mrs. Mary Brennan, st. Paul.
Two sons, Thomas and William are
deceased.
Wabasha. AIinn.-William Fitzger-
| aid, resident of the county since
1850. died ut the family residence in
the village CT MinneisN;,. OH Friday
night. March 10. at the age of 10
years. He was born near Listowel,
County Kerry. Ireland, and came to
this country when little boy with his
parents and brothers. The family first
settled on the site of the village of
Teepeotah. and sold the claim for a
good price. They later moved to
Reeds, where the father and his four
boys took the contract for building the
old territorial road leading out of
Reeds Landing through Pepin. In
1856 they took up the claim in Watopa.
The Fitzgerald home was known
throughout the county by all the early
pioneers for its large hearted hospital
lily. Garrett Fitzgerald and his wife,
Catherine, and his four sons, Garrett,
William, John and Bait constituted the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25

ton? You must be either glaringly in
nocent, or glaringly vulgar. Do you
| also endeavor to SANDER the fair name
Of both Washington and his mother,
and try to inculcate such ideas into
the young people of your congregation
Shame! Infamy!! While you confined
your chief energies to wrangling with
the keepers of saloons and grogshops-
though we doubted the wisdom Of your
conduct in that affair, still we thought
that you were good man, and at least
sincere, even if you were lowering your
dignity in your nominal calling. Now,
your reverence, YOU should mediate on
| the following statement. Even though
it should occupy some of your very
valuable time, viz: We sincerely be-
lieve that among all of the naughty,
wicked saloonkeepers in the Sault, not
one can be found to lower his manhood
sufficiently to treat the hOnored name
of any of our great statesmen with
even fraction of the insolent con-
tempt with which your self-exalted
reverence has endeavored to besmear
the undying name and fame of the
great Washington. Your reverence
also remarked in your funny slang,
that George" managed to be sit" long
er than any other man whom you
know. presume that you mean Cen
eral Washington, but. that your con-
tempt for that noble. hero suffocates
all the courtesy that you possess. But
you are succeeding III becoming as
truly ''ft' as Washington ever was,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-07
Trying to MuzZle the Press.

Gov. Pennypaeker, OF Pennsy 1vania,
has recommended to the legislature of
that state the enactment OF law ma
terially restricting the liberty of the
press, and providing for the prosecu-
ton OF newspapers that habitually
criticise and condemn public officials.
While no we1l-grounded objection can
be made to the passage and enforce
ment OF reasonable and equitable laws
holding newspaper owners, publishers
and writer's civilly and criminally re-
sponsible for the publication OF libel
lous matter, the measure proposed by
the governor of Pennsylvania goes
much farther in the direction of mug
cling the press than is contemplated
by the provisions Of any existing
statute in the United States, perha APPS,
and it is to that extent inconsistent
with the spirit OF individual freedom
and independence forming the chief
basis principle Of our government
"the freest and greatest republic the
world has ever seen.''
Il Is just possible shat a good deal
Of personal spite and soreness UNDER
lies Gov. Pennypacker's over-zealous
interest in this subject, as he has been
severely 'srosated'' by the press OF
Pennsylvania and adjacent states, as
have Cows. VarGaman, of Mississippi,
and Blanchard, Of Louisiana, by anna
jority OF the newspapers OF our own
section of the country.
We members of the fourth estate
would no doubt have very hard row
to hoe and thorny path to travel If
this worthy trio OF governors had their
way in the framing and execution of
laws pertaining to the public prints.
Those of us who insisted upon exercis-
ing the privilege of free speech in OPP
position to the men and measures OF |
the ruling dynasties would perchance
find our time about equally sub-divided |
between lodging the sheriff, hunting |
for bail-bonds and fattening on prison
fare.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-07
The New Orleans Postmastarsl,in,

A good deal has been said in the
| newspapers during the past week con
corning the appointment Of a post
master for New Orleans to fill the va
cancy resulting from the death OF the
late lamented j. Watts Kearney, and
the matter is yet in abey ance at this
writing. Since the passing away of
Mr.. Kearney. lite more than year
ago, the Office has been occupied by
Gen. VIM. J. Behan, one of the de-
ceased postmaster's bondsmen, who
was designated by his fellow-sureties
to act as their representative until
such time as new postm aster should
be regularly appointed and installed.
Gen. Behan has made an admirable
official, and the New Orleans post
Office has never been in higher state
of efficiency than under his admins
tration. Applying to the government
service the same degree of energy,
and personal appli-
cation that have characterized the
management Of his own business af-
fairs, like results have been achieved
in the one case as in the other, and it
is conceded that, from the ndpoint
OF the governments and the public's
interest in the proper conduct of the
office, no better man for the place
could be found.
Having received the unanimous in
dorsement OF the Republican state ex-
ecutive committee in addition to that
of the commercial and financial inter-
ests Of New Orleans, it has been gen.
orally regarded as a foregone conclu- |;
sion that Gen. Behan would be il due
course nominated by President Roose-
welt as postmaster. but special press
dispatches from Washington indicate
that this action has been delayed, If
not wholly forestalled by protests and
charges emanating from the Kuntz-
Cohen faction Of the Republican party.
q combination that has no hope or
for existence beyond that OF
hsing permitted TO. land some of it's