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The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
PATRICK J. MEEHAN DEAD.
The Oldest Editor Of an irish Ameri
can Raper.

| Patrick J. Meehan. of Jersey City, y.
j.. editor Of The Irish american. of
New York. the oldest Irish newspaper
i'll the United States, With the excep-
ton nf The Pilot, ana who may be
styled the Ncstor of the Irish Aneri-
can :nd Catholic journalistic frater-
nifty. as he has been in continuous SER
vice as editor since 1850. died on April
90
Mr.. Mcehan was born in the city of
Limerick, Ireland, August II, 1881, of
an old and respected family. the rep
| rcsentativeS of whose branches occu-
cultural ana clerical walks of life in
his llativ" country and the adjoining
sections of Glare and Tippcrary. and
were the friends and associates of the
cadcrs Of 1e popular cause in Munster
His school days. up to his severn
teenth year. were passed III one of the
olu-time classical schools for which
the City Of the Violated Treaty" was
famous. and where he laid the founda-
ton Of IL store Of knowledge which
aftcrward expanded and increased by
private study, made him one Of the
most successful journalists of the pres
cnt generation. His father dying while
he was quite young. his mother, a Wild
Ow. was married to the late Patrick
Lynch, founder and first ecitor of The
Irish American
After the death of O'Connell and the
like $" many others who had been
prominent in the political movement of
that era, left Ireland and went to New
York. where, after II shOr. connection
with the daily press, he established The
Irish American. the first lumber APP
pcarng August II, 1S49
Mr.. Meehans inclinations leading
him to adopt journalism as Il profess
sion he became attached t. the Scion
tific American where he remained but
short time. leaving it TO associate
Of The lrisi-American Under their
care the paper grew in circulation and
influence.
On the death of Mr.. Lynch in May
1857. Mr. Meehan became chief editor,
a position which he retained up to the
time OF his death.
Mr. Meehan is survived by his Wife
and eight children. He celebrated two
years ago his golden jubilee. In rec
ognition of his valued services to the
Church. the Rt Rev. John j. O'Connor,
Bishop Of Newark, sent Mr.. Meellan
permission to have the jubilee Mass
said in his own residence. the Rev. +.
J. Van Antwerp, a nephew Of Detroit,
Mich. being the celebrant.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
New Sect in Poland,

Within the past few weeks Il new
sect called the "Mariavite" has ap-
pearcd amongst the lower classes OF
Catholics in some Polish prov inces
The accounts are somewhat conflict
ing. and it is difficult to arrive at the
truth concerning the matter without
being on the spot. According to this
sect, man is deprivcd~of free will, AMI
anti-Christ has appeared. 1t is re-
ported that several priests have de-
cided to unite the old Catholic party
III the remuneration of the Papal au-
thority, while others have been to
Rome to explain the position to the
Holy Father. The origin Of this sect
may be traced to Il priest in the gov
eminent of Plotsk. who some five
years ago was condemned by the
ecclesiastical authorities. but the
peasants took his part. Now, in the
same government, Il priest has excited
the people against Rome, and serious
religious movement is reported. \
woman has established Il sort OF con-
vent of the sect, sees Visions and
styles herself General" There u.s.
however, Il probability that the move
mcnt had it's beginning among the
Russian population.
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Seated Upon a Saw.

Some individual with Il taste for con-
trovcrsy sends us Il long scrced in de-
Tense of the men accused ot assassinat-
ing cx-G"vernor Steunenberg Of Idaho,
says the Catholic Light. At the very
outset he tells us he is II member of
the Catholic Church, and also Il So
cialist.
This settles his case so far as VIC are
concerned. Why?
Because Leo Nil tells him he cam
not be u Catholic and n Socialist.
Because Plus Y tells him he cannot
be IL Catholic and a Socialist.
Because Cardinal Gibbons tells him
he cannot be II Catholic and Il Social
list.
because the late Archbishop Corri-
gan told him lie could not be a. Cath
Ollie and u Socialist.
Because Archbishops Ryan, Messmcr
Ireland. Quigley, Glennon. Matz, Verda-
guer and n score of others have told
llil pIdcllcaltv inc same tlllnS.
Still. if lie will not believe his Cath
olic prophets. perhaps he will those OF
the Socialist persuasion. II he doesn't
know. investigation will show him
that
Bebel declares that every true So
cialist must be an atheist.
That Liebkrecht asserts that no So
cialist can be a Christian.
That Karl Marks Communist Mani
festo Of 1S4S declares for the material
istic Interpretation of history
That Emil Vandevelde states that nc
Socialist can be a Catholic.
That NJ. Jaures has declared that nc
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EIoquence Wasted.

The man on the street car with /,
newspaper. says the Washington Post.
happened to observe that the old lady
next to him on the right seemed inter-
estcd and he laid the paper aside and
said:
Madam. YOU have. OF course. heard
OF The Panama canal cnterprise?"
II think l have, SIR" she replied,
Think of it. madam-th;nk Of dig
Sins Il great ship canal 80 miles long,
ana some of the way through hills so
miles hight"
Yes. sir"
Think Of the largest ships ahoat
passing through that canal"
Yes, sir.
Think Of the 5000 600, coo it will
cost to complete the canal. Think of
the s;upendousness of the whole enter
prise! Can you grasp it, madam-can
You grasp it?"
We'll. no. sir" she replied, as she
hitched around some mere mo, l
can't say that | can, but I've got half
Il dollar and am on my wa. to market,
AN ii you'll please tell me whether
taters have gone up since yesterday
] shall be q thousand times obliged to
you"
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
A DIRECT APPEAL.
An American Opinion on the Gaelic
Revival.

Apart from the United Irish League,
the goal OF which is tic political
emancipation of Ireland through the
creation of an independent national
legislature. there is not In Ireland, nor
has there ever been. an association
i. which appeals. or has appealed, more
to the sympathies, the patriotism, the
:. sense of pride, the intelligence or the
financial aid Of Irishmen the world
over than does the Gaelic League, says
the Philadelphia North American.
Started at u time when the Irish
language was unknown to four-fifths
of the Irish people. when it was spoken
mainly in the countries bordering the
western seaboard and was written no
where, the league was confronted from
the first with difficulties that seemed
almost insurmountable. i
lands, to whom Gaelic was as Greek,
could see no necessity for the revival
of the tongue in which st. Patrick
and his SUCCESSORS preached the Gospel
Of Christ and in which the famous
Brehon laws were framed. Sentiment,
he argued. was u good thing in the
abstract; but mere sentiment could
not perform a miracle, and in some
what the height of miracle he re-
garded widespread, not to say u ma
tional, revival Of the ancient tongue.
To overcome this apathy of the peo-
pie was the most difficult task of the
Gaelic League. Pessimists had to be
converted into believers in the great
possibilities and future of the move
ship or toleration and, in word.
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The One lnteIIiaent Juror.

\ Maine jury had been out for some
was approaching the presiding justice
sent an officer to inquire il the jurors
wanted their supper served in the
room.
1t seems the jury stood III to !, and
the young man who was standing out
against the res. of the panel answered
the sheriff'S knock ut the door.
In reply to the message from the
judge. the odd juror sent the follow
ing: You tell the judge he can send
one supper for me and eleven bales
of hay for the eleven j:lckasses that
are in here with me-
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Souls Of Good Protestants.

TO what pl;tcc are the souls OF good
Protestants supposed to so when they
die, as they do not believe there is such
Il place as purgatory, nor do they be-
licve in the intercessory influence Of
the saints in their regard? Are the
prayers Catholics offer for deceased
good Protestants of any avail in their
bchalf?"
Rev. John Price. in the Pittsburg OBJ
server, answers:
The belief, or non-belief. of anyone
does not create or abolish the dog
NAUTICAL fact that purgatory exists. y
good Protestant is one supposed to be
in invincible ignorance. and may be
saved since he belongs to the soul of
testant die truly contrite his soul may
enter heaven Immediately or pass intr
purgatory to pay the temporal penalty
necessary to satisfy the justice Of God
on account Of sin which has been for
given its eternal outlines or torment.
One may, therefore, pray for such :,
soul, and the prayer DC of value. !!
remember hearing q good priest, once
Protestant. who was at his mother
deathbed and funeral say he could pra =
for her soul. In this decision he voiced
his faith on the grounds we have in
Gated. So can his mother pray for
him in the event that her soul is now
in heaven.
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gold among them.

Later MIR. Crimmins became inter.
ested i'll a group of young Irishlnen
who We're awaiting their turn to be
examined. They told him that they
We're farmers boys, and had worked
for more than a year to save enough
money to pay their passage to Amer
lea, hoping to prosper after reaching
this country. The hopes and ambi-
tons Of the almost penniless youths
! caused Mr.. Crinmins to make an
other trip to the cashier, and when IL,
returned he held in his hand 10 more
$40 gold pieces, which were passed
out to the boys.
A correspondent of The Pilot says:
One can easily imagine the feelings
| of those poor Irish boys when they
got a $40 gold piece from one Il
stranger to them. and what an argurs'
| to them of good luck in their new
home. and we'll may they sing in the
words of an Irish band:
lHey say tlcEcS bread and Work for
all,
And the sun shines always there,
But Well not forget old Ireland,
Were it fifty times as fair"
l must say from an experience of
near 30 years in this city that no
man here or elsewhere that 1 know
of has done more by precept and .ex-
ample to elevate his Irish fellow
countrSmen than has this OPEN
man. the Hon. John d. Crmmins.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
Keeping Young.

Nearly every one INDUCES in habits
usually pander to temporary comfort.
at the cost OF youthful appearance,
and often of health itself. 1t is COM
forting TO feel the glowing heat Of the
fire on hult-froZen cheeks. But the
delicate skin Of the face suffers there
by. The habit of sitting III front OF
the fire will destroy the best of COM
plcXions. Tho skin becomes dry. Just
as it does in old age. making lines and
wrinkles
People who have. fine. broad chests
and active lungs are always the last
that all habits which tend to contract
the chest must be avoided, For sew
ing or reading, a low chair should be
chosen, SO that the feet may rest
firmly on the floor. In this way the
lungs are not compressed. When not
used to sitting erect there will be at
first tendency to stiffen the muscles
which will prove fatiguing. 1t is the
highest art Of physical culture which
enables one to be erect and yet re-
Taxed. This condition comes only by
practice
Another ally to Father Time is the
frowning habit. A disconnected ex.
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ppOpA.rlS N:ln,rIcE

J.
State of Minnesota. County ot Hennepin.
Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate OF Maurice +.
Williams, Deceased.
On reading and. filing the petition OF
said deceased, PRAYING that license be to
him granted to mortgage certain of the
real estate Of which said deceased died
seized that it would be for the benefit OF
said estate, to mortgage the said real cs-
tate in said petition described.
1t is therefore ordered. That all per-
sons interested in said estate appear be-
fore the said probate court ut a special
term thereof to be !-el2 OH Monday, the
2lst day Of May, y. -. 1906, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon. at tho cour. house, in
the city of Minneapolis, in said county
thel and there 10 show cause, Gf any
there be) why license should not be
granted to said administrator to mortgage
said real estate. according to the praye,
OF said petition.
And it is further ordered. That notice
Of such hearing be given to all persons
Interested i'll said estate. by publishing
this order once each week for three sue
cessivc weeks, prior to said day of hear
ing. in the Irish Standard, q newspaper
printed and published in said county.
Dated ut Minneapolis. this Goth day OF
April, 1906.
+. e. HARVEY.
Judge OF Probate
WAI. ii. DONAHUE.
Attorney for Administrator
Phoenix Building.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12

the whole current of public opinion
or thought in Ireland OH this subject
had virtually to be altered.
Tho magnitude of the work was
associates of the little but determined
band that started the great upheaval
But they were not dismayed. I'm
deferred by the ridicule Of the few
and the cold, almost contemptuous in
difference of the many; cheered by
little sympathy and buoyed up by no
great hope OF ultimate success, they
fought long and stubborn fight for q
cause than which no rallying cry OF /,
nation was ever more holy.
And what of the result? Simply
that it has been marvellous? Within
the span OF Il few years an almos.
complete revolution has been effected
in Ireland. Apathy has been galvan-
lied into enthusiasm, hostility placate>i
and doubt made to realize that even
the most unpromising movement based
on patriotism, which appeals to the
pride and susccptibilities of {, nation.
though batilcd often, must ultimately
succeed.
To-day the branches of the Gaelic
League are numbered by hundreds.
Gaelic is taught in hundreds of the
national schools; books and booklets
by the thousand are issued in tn"
tongue of st. Brisid and St. Colom-
killc, and scores of Irish plays are be :
ing enacted in the towns and villages
of the land.
More than this, and moro significant,
The postotiicc has recognized Gaelic
as II legal SuperScription on letters
and newspapers; and within t;e walls
of Dublin Castlc--lony the center It
alien disagreement and outrage
Irish jigs and reels are Il feature Of
each st. Tatrick's Day celebration.
Surely, in all this there is the dawn
of Firms hopc--hopc that in the not
distant future she will rcvcl in her
right of an unfcttcred Parliament.
speak tine language OF her forclathcri
and stand forth among the nations.
triumphant in her resurrection and
in her newborn freedom.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
The Look of a Child.

The look OF Il little child is somc-
times a wonderful thing" said the
man who has risen high OH the ladder
of success. Il remember that the
greatest lesson have ever learned in
my life was pointed out to me by my
daughter, who was only 5 years old at
that time. That was fifteen years ago
when ! had just attained some meas
ure of distinction in the business world
and l felt that l could afford to rest
on my oars awhile. had never been
II drinking man, but frequent con-
fcrenccs at hotel Hobbies and after
theatcr talks with my associates began
| to tell on me and am ashamed to con-
fesS that l came home many q night
slightly the worse for wear and booze
The habit OF imbibing grew on me. in
spite of fearful entreaties from my
wife, until l took {: bottle of whisky
home one afternoon. After dinner l
| made for that bottle. which l had left
in my study, poured out a glass and
| raised it to my lips, when l caught =.
reflection in the polished woodwork
Of the wall. l turned quickly, and
| there was my little daughter standing
in the doorway looking at me. l could
| never describe the expression on her
face. Ii one might say it of u child.
i. was commns!ing of reproach, pity
and disgust. Probably she had over
heard conversations between her
mother and lnyself-perhaps the
mother had instilled her feeling-per-
haps it was instinct. ] have not taken
another drink from that day 10 this :"
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Donahoe's Magazine fer May.


Young Office Holders" written by
Frank II. Sweet, for the May number
OF Donahoc's Magazine. has Il timely
interest. 1t describes tn" duties of
the boys and young men who serve as
pages in the Capitol, and tells of Sue
ccsscs in life achieved through having
formed helpful acquaintanccs with
senators and representatives.
Women of the Revolution" by
Beatrice Oulton. relates instances of
hcroism ana incidents showing the
courage ana rcsourcefulncse of the wo-
men who aided in securing American
Independence.
tho "Papal Wars OF the Nineteenth
Century" taking up the part played
by the Irish Brigade in tho Papal ser
vice. SeunaS McManus tells of the
pleasant ways in which Donegal youths
and maidcns spend the evenings: and
Ben Hurst has an attractive paper on
lut Emperor III .NuStTli ana tIlc t\tCu-
duchess Maria Nalcria showing how
royalty enjoys life away from the
cares of state.
The Rev. John Talbot Smith dis
cusscs Inc Laughing Play" and re-
views the merits ana dement's of II
number of popular plays presented
during the season now drawing to L
close
AS usual there is II generous supply
of fiction, poetry. biographical sketches
and department information.
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12

a. m. Mt the probate court in the court
house at Minneapolis i'll said county and
then, or as soon thereafter as said persons
can be heard, show cause. ii any there
be, why said petition should not be grant
ed.
And it is further ordered. That notice
this order once in c;,cn week for three
successive weeks, prior TO said day of
hearing, in the Irish Standard, Il news
paper printed and published in said
county.
Dated ut Minneapolis, this oSrd day of
April. 1906.
Ey the Court:
+. e. HARVEY.
Judge Of Probate.
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Bickford's MESSAGE,

Ed Bickford. Of North Gray, YER
mont, is quite Il wag.
tine summer day, several years ago,
he was driving by q farmhouse in Jay.
when he noticed the roof was ablaze.
He gesticulatcd and called out to the
farmers wife. who stood in the door,
way: Your house is afire!'
What did you say?" she: called.
Your house is afire," he cried loud
or.
What did you say: I'm Il little
deaf
Your house is uiirc.' s,;ll louder.
Is that lll?"
1T is all ] can think of now"
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I,RORATE NOTICE


State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin.
I'm Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Michael
Morley. Dccedcnt.
On receiving and fling the petition. Of
Lizzie Collins. of Minneapolis Minnesota.
praying for letters of administration on
said estate,
1t is ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested in
said matter appear before this court on
Monday. the 21st day of May, 1906, at
10 u. M. ut the probate court in the court
house at Minneapolis in SAID county and
then. or as soon thereafter as said per-
son can be heard. show cause. if any there
be- why said petition should not be grant
ed
And it is further ordered. That notice
OF such hearing be given by publishing
this order once i'll each week for three
successive weeks. prior to said day Of
hearing. in the Irish STANDARD. a neWspa-
per printed and published in said county.
Dated ut Minneapolis. this 23rd day of
April. 1906.
Ely the Court:
+. C. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
c. P. Preston & Co., insurance and
rentals, S11 Nicollet. Mrs. c. p. Pres
ton, Mgr.
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WA. ii. DOSAHUE.
Attorney for Administrator.
Phoenix Building.
pROR4TE NOTICE

State of Minnesota, County of Ilcnncpin.
In Probate Court.
In the Natter of the Estate of Joseph
Moerls, Deccdent.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Anna NJ. Broadwell, of Minneapolis Min
instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of said deccdcnt and pre-
scented Herewith as and for such last
will and testament ana that letters testa-
mcnta1y DC granted thereon.
1t is ordered. That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested in
said matter appear before this court on
Monday. the 2lst day of May. 1906, at 10
The Irish standard., 1906-05-12
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Earthquakes.

In less than 800 years Of the world
history there have been four earth
cuakcs in which ut least Il hundred
thousand people We're destroyed, and
sixteen i'm which the loss of life cqualetl
on exceeded 10000. The following
table. compiled by the Rochester On.
W Post Express, with some care. will
b, of general interest:
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preston, Il habitual drawing down of
the corners of the mouth in firm
thought, the biting OF the lips-all
these little mannerisms draw certain
lines into the face. Almost before
one is aware the lines have become
permanent.
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can be u Catholic.

Socialist can be i, Catculic
That Bedford, BaX, Morris, Simons,
and Il hundred more have declared
that the principles of Socialism are
not those of Christianity.
Evidently our friend would better
climb down. He is not sitting upon Il
housctop. He is seated upon saw.
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Gave $40 Gold Pieces to ,mmi grants.

Touched by the poverty and wretch
edness Of q group of Polish immi-
grants waiting their turn to be ex-
amined on Ellis Island recently, Mr..
John d. Crimmins distributed 500 in
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