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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
The King and the Irishman.

Frederick of Prussia, it is said, had
great mania for enlisting gigantic
soldiers into the Royal Guards, and
paid an enormous bounty to his re-
cruiting officers for getting them, says
the Pittsburg Observer. This fact is
the basis Of the following story from
Judges magazine:
One day the recruiting sergeant
CHANGED to espy Hibernian who was
at least seven feet high. He accosted
him in English and proposed that he
should enlist. The idea of military
life and large bounty so delighted
Patrick that he at once enlisted.
But unless you can speak German
the King will not give you so much.
"Oh," said the Irishman, sure I
don't know word Of German"
But" said the sergeant, these YOU
can learn in a short time. The King
knows every man in the guards. AS
soon as he sees you he will ride up and
ask you how old you are; you wiz
say twenty-seven; next, how long YOU
have been in the service: YOU must
reply three weeks; finally, if YOU are
provided with clothes and rations, YOU
answer both
Pat soon learned to pronounce his
answers, but never dreamed of learn
ing the questions.
In three weeks he appeared before
the king in review. His Majesty rode
up to him. Patrick stepped forward
with Present arms"
How old are your" said the king.
Three weeks" said the Irishman.
How long have you been in the
service?" asked His Majesty.
"Twenty-seven years."
Am l or you fool?" roared the
King.
Both" replied Patrick, who was in
stantly taken to the guard-house. but
pardoned by the King after he under.
stood the facts of the case.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
WANTED, A NEW TAX SYSTEM.

City Assessor Minors attempt to as
sess a portion Of the personal prop
erty in this city which has here
tOfore escaped taxation ought to re-
suit in good to the community outside
of the fact that it will have a tendency
to equalize taxation. His vigorous pur-
suit Of the tax-dodgers will draw peo.
pies attention to our primitive and In
effective system Of taxation. Minne-
sofa stands among the leading states
on many questions of reform. notably
on election laws and nomination by di-
rect voting, but on the important SUB
ject Of taxation 1t is at the foot or
very near the foot Of the list. The
people of Minnesota have been so con.
stantly and wholly engaged in Develop
ing the resources Of the state that
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

The Chicago Federation of Labor on
Sunday held labor BAPTISM" at
which the eighteen months old son Of
Henry G. Creel of the Bookbinders'
Union was tremendously dedicated to
the cause of organized labor, says the
Catholic Columbian. The Associated
Press report of the function says: 1.-THE
baptism is expected to have the same
effect as the sprinkling of water at
q church baptism to dedicate the child
to the cause of organized labor for
the remainder of his life" 1t is to
be hoped that no Catholics took part
in this imitation of a Sacrament. The
cause of labor will not be helped by
sacrilege. Neither should it be de-
graded by Il vaudeville baby performs
ance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
TOO MUCH LAM.

"A New 1Ofk Judge mas recently ues
cided that Il law in that state pre-
venting women working in factories
after nine o'clock at night is uncon-
stitutional. The court held that wo-
men have Il right to earn their liv-
ing and have Il right to work at such
hours as they please Another ground
upon which the law was declared un-
constitutional was that it was class
legislation inaSmuch as it applied only
to those women who worked in fac
tories. 1t was contended on the part
of the state that it was a proper police
regulation for the reason that the pre-
venting of women working at such
hours would improve the health of flu
ture generations. The answer to that
argument was that the law applied tC
single women as we'll as married. This
law is IL fair example of the hundreds
the legislatures of different states In
the name of and at the behest OF labor
organizations. Labor in :tS attempt
to protect itself has gone to the ex-
IRENE Of trying to govern almost ev-
cry action of the individual by some
rule of law. In doing so they have
infringed upon the rights of the in
dividual. Instead of securing liberty
they have attempted to destroy it. TO
labor and employ labor. as the court
said, are inherent and inalienable rights
of our citizens and c:innO: be taken
away in whole or in part unless on
the broad ground of public good which
must be apparent and cannot be pre-
dcted upon Legislative dictum. 1t is
urged that the general welfare of
the state demands that the progeny Of
women of the factories shall have
mothers with healthy bodies to the
end that the state may have sturdy
citizens. Does the state look merely
to the children of the factory women
for it's future citizens? Why should
the house wives. the women who toll at
home. in mercantile houses. in offices
or she who tolls not at all. the society
woman. be exempted from legislative
interference" Some of them may be
mothers of future citizens and it should
be of as great interest to the state
that their progeny should have proper
birth and breeding to conserve it's wet
fare. If this question Of future citi-
zenship is the only excuse for the as
sumption of police power what be-
comes Of the rights of the nom child
bearing woman. a considerable class?
Every state has similar statutes to the
one just passed upon, all enacted In
the belief that they are proper ex-
ercise nf the police power of the state
AS matter of fact they are rushed
through the legislatures at the request
of some class and most always for
some selfish purpose. Courts which
protect citizens against such infringe
ment Of private rights are designated
as unfair to labor and as supporters
of the capital class. AS matter OF
fact they are the protectors of the
peoples liberty against unjustifiable
class legislation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
BuRYING slGoTRY.
Independent Orange Order Hold a
Novel Celebration.

The Independent Orange Order held
a separate celebration at Belfast Oh
the twelfth of July. at which Deputy
Grand Master Lindsay Crawford made
some remarks in striking contrast
with those made at the demonstration
of the old Loyal Orange Institution on
the same day. He said that the new
movement was a revolt against the ty-
ranny of ignorance. bigotry and UNI
reasonable prejudice. They We're
who had so long sat in Tory darkness
and they had set Ulster thinking.
They appealed from an Ulster ntoler-
ant and ignorant to an Ulster tolerant
and enlightened. and they We're not
ashamed. They appealed as n moder-
ating force in the political life of their
which was the first step towards the
light of liberty. and towards that re-
Cancellation between north and south
for which every Irishnar prayed.
Whenever the flag of independent Or
angeism had been unfuried they found
a marked improvement in the rela-
lies. and an absence of that sectarian
hate which in former years had led to
disturbance and often to blOodshed.
The example they set of liberation and
good will towards their Catholic coun-
trymen had borne fruit in the ranks of
the old order. For generations Orange
stincts Of the mob. and had encour-
aged sectarian and party divisions
among the people for their own selfish
ends. Independent Orangemen had
chosen the better part and while their
Catholic countrymen might disagree
with the doctrines OF the Protestant
religion. they were determined, God
helping them, that their creed would
not be Unidentified with ignorant bra
vado and pot-house oratory, but that
it's principles would be respected even
by it's opponents. Independent Or
angeism stood for practical Christian
ity. and the propagation of its princi-
pies. as outlined in the Magheramorue
manifesto had softened the asperities
of political controversy and drawn
closer together in the bonds of nation
al affinity Ireland's long divided sons
They held out the right hand of fell
lowship to their Catholic countrymen,
and hoped the day would soon dawn
in Ireland when the only rivalry be-
tween them would be in loyalty to
their country and whole-hearted SER
vice in her cause. But their institu-
ton had justified it's existence on
other grounds it had taught the Pro-
testants of Ulster that Ireland was
their native land. and that they could
not be true to themselves or loyal to
the empire If they were not first loyal
to their country. Patriotism banished
sectaran hate and broke down the
barriers which had so long divided
Irishmen Instinct with life, it taught
the Ulster Protestant that he had a
duty to his neighbor. and that before
first be reconciled to his brother. It
did more-it brought him face to face
with the needs Of the country and
awakened in him sense of his re-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
GOES TO WEST DULUTH.
New Home for the Popular Pastor Of
st. Francis Church, Brainerd.

Rev. w. d. Lynch, pastor of st.
Francis church, is to leave Brainerd.
1t hardly seems possible, says a recent
issue of The Dispatch of that city. He
has been here so many years and has
become so identified with the town that
it comes as Il surprise and a shock
to learn that he is going elsewhere.
Bishop McGolric4l. of the Duluth do
cese. has assigned Father Lynch to St.
James church. in West Duluth. This
charge is promotion, in that that
church has about 500 families against
about 220 in Brainerd. In speaking of
the matter Father Lynch stated that
while Of course he felt gratified at
the promotion he was very sorry to
leave Brainerd. He said that when
one had lived in town for almost
fifteen years it seemed as if he had
been born there.
Father Lynch came to Brainerd in
April, 1892 When he came here the
church had recently lost its property
by fire and was in hard straits finan-
cially. Under the pastorate of Father
Lynch the present fine church has been
erected and the parsonage acquired.
The church now numbers about 220
families and has increased about one
third since he became pastor. The
church is now entirety free from debt.
Father Lynch is a nard worker for
the church and is good financier. Be.
fore coming to Brainerd he was pastor
at Hinckley and Pine City. having both
churches under his charge. He built
church edifices in both towns and a
parsonage at Hinckley and left both
churches free of debt.
AS a speaker Father Lynch is effec-
tive. largely through the simplicity and
directness Of his language, though he
is very eloquent when he so desires.
AS citizen and a man he stands high
in the community and is universally
respected. In his intercourse with his
fellow men he is broad and charitable,
and although an earnes, Catholic he
never seeks to build up his own church
by tearing down another Every man
is his friend and greeted as such, re-
CARELESS Of his success as a pastor and
of his popularity as a man. AS
citizen and priest he has always been
on the side of morality, right living
and practical Christianity and his influ-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

There must be few Republicans in
Minneapolis at least who are not en-
tirely satisfied with Mayor Jones. 9TH
erwise DR.. Williams would not have
become candidate for the Republican
nomination. This may appear passing
strange to the Journal but 1t is a fact
nevertheless and the primaries will
many Republicans who do not believe
that Jones is the achme of perfection.
1t is always a dangerous thing for a
candidate or his friends to assume too
lofty or dignified position.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

The Ortonville Herald-Star says:
Evidently profiting by the warning
sent out few weeks ago. neither Gov.
johnson or Private Secretary Day will
go to New York to welcome Bryan. A
Dunn democrat will probably be
changed with the mission" .wel, having
had all kinds of so-called Democrats
during the past five years, 1.-The Dunn
Democrat" whatever that is, can be
punched with the rest. 1t is possible
that Democrat-just a plain. every
day Democrat-"will be charged with
the mission referred to. Anyhow, let
ils hope so.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN MIN
NEAPOLIS.

One of the gentlemen to announce
nation for Mayor in this city selects
as his platform municipal ownership
of public utilities and he asks the in
dependent voters of Minneapolis who
believe that the taxpayer should
share the profits of municipal fran
chises and who believe that public
service corporations should be subjec,
To municipal regulation for their sup
port. Municipal ownership of public
service plants and municipal regulation
of public service corporations ana
franchises are two separate and dis
tnct things We think 1t would be hard
to find any one. unless n stakeholder
in some of the public service corpora
lions, who will object to proper. NUM-
cipal regulation of public service cor
striving for a long time to bring about
proper regulation but so far in most
instances without success. 1t is a far
step from proper municipal regu1a-
ton to municipal ownership and OPP
GRAFTON. and to most people who give
the matter any thought it must appear
impracticable for cities which have
been unable to bring about proper reg
ulation t" attempt municipal owner
ship. If the people of Minneapolis are
unable to secure honest, efficient and
responsible city councils from whom
they can secure the desired regulation
of public service corporations would
1t not be unwse IN such condition "f
affairs to entrust the larger and more
important work of municipal owner
AS a practical application OF num-
cipal ownership Mr.. Williams advocates
that immediate steps should be taken
to secure the plant OF the Minneapolis
Gas Light Company when it's franchise
expires in 1910. saying that If the plant
is then acquired there will then be no
franchises to pay for. One of the
greatest arguments in favor of NUM-
cipal ownership everywhere has been
the unworthy part that many public
service corporations play in municipal
politics. This one thing has done more
to make converts to the municipal
ownership plan than all other things
combined. People have become dis
couraged at year after year electing al
dermen who as soon as they are elect
cd, turn out to be representatives of
this or that corporation instead of rep
resentives of the people. This very sit
| uation is an argument against giving
further powers and duties to city coun-
ellis. If aldermen can not be trusted
to deal with public service corpora
tons and look after the interests of the
they could be trusted with the full
management of large property inter-
ests and the direction and control Of
hundreds Of employees?
We think the candidate here
mentioned has chosen for his practical
application Of the municipal owners
ship idea a public service corporation
which can be little criticised on the
score that it has interfered with city
councils and public officials in the per.
Torrance of their duties. The service
performed to the public by said COM
pany is at least as good as the service
which we obtain from our water de-
partment, and we think it can be safely
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

With all her faults, France has one
good deed to her credit. says the True
Voice. The council of the Legion OF
Honor has refused to confer the cross
of the order upon Sarah Bernhardt
because she was an actress and not a
very good one. This is hard on the
divine Sarah" but 1t Is the estimate
of those, who should know. Some AM
orleans could profit by like knowl-
edge.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

The Glencoe Enterprise, one Of the
best edited weekly papers in the state,
TudhOpe, for several years past con.
nected with that journal IN various
positions. r. II. McClelland retires ar
ter quarter of a century of faithful
work IN the newspaper field. and here
after will give his undivided attention
to the practice of law.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

-Four have thus far filed for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress from
this district, namely: w. d. WASH
burn, Jr.. Albert H. Hall, VIM. II. Eus-
tbs. and Frank NJ. Nye. Pretty good
timber. Two of Them particularly.
would fill the bill acceptably. so far
as the real interests of the district go.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

a Russian dispatch of the 9TH inst.
says 1.-The mail train on the Liban rail-
road was held up Monday and band
of robbers armed with rifles ransacked
the mail car and took from each pas
senger half the cash in his possession. -
Took only half! The poor, unfortu.
nate. Slandered Russian! He is a par.
agon of virtue when compared with
the American robber who takes ALL
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
The Kind Made in Links.

Il would like a pound OF your golf
sausage she said to the West Water
street butcher.
Golf sausage? Sorry. madam, but
we don't handle it. We have blood
sausage. liverwurst ham sausage and
other kinds but no golf sausage"
"Oh, dear; Pm so sorry. My hus-
band said he much preferred the kind
made in links"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

Loren Fletcher will not again run
for Congress, having made "a direct an
nOunccment of his retirement from po-
litical life to the Hennepin County Re-
publican campaign committee on last
Thursday evening.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

son from English Catholics on the
question Of education. English Cath-
Olics assert that Tin fighting for re-
ligious education they are fighting for
their very lives.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11
Father o'Mahoney Goes to srainers

Father 0'Mahoney Goes to Brainerd.
Rev. Father ]. J. O'Mahoney, of st.
Joseph's Catholic church, will say mass
and deliver his farewell sermon here
tomorrow, says the Grand Rapids
Herald Review Of the 4th inst He
has been transferred to Brainerd,
which is the third largest and mos,
important parish in northern Mime
sofa. Rev. John Feehely of West Du-
luth will come to Grand Rapids ana
Rev. Father Lynch will be transferred
from Brainerd to West Duluth. Dur
ing the past three and a half years
Rev. Father O'Mahoney has been in
charge of this parish. Under his care
ST Josephs church has prospered
When he came here the caurcn had
Il debt hanging over it If several hun
bred dollars This has been cleared
up besides the expenditure OF ov:r
five thousand dollars in el larginS the
edifice and making othe;' substantial
improvements. He leaves the parish
absolutely free of all ma aotedness. AS
priest of the people he has been a
Jealous worker for all that tended to
the upbuilding of Christian citizenship
and moral purity. AS s: pulpit orator
he is eloquent, forceful and uncompro-
missing in dealing with all things Sill
full. His sojourn in GRAM; Rapids has
been for the good OF the church and
the people and many are the sincere
regrets expressed for his removal to
another field of lab" The Catholic
people of Brainerd w:'i have worthy
successor to Father Iyn,r, who has
been there for the past thirteen years,
and the whole community will be en-
riched by the addition of loyal.
Christian citizen.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

John r. MCGOWAN filed Thursday
morning for the Democratic nOmina-
ton for the state senate from the 3Sth
district.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-11

ence for good in the community has
been large.
He will preach his farewell sermon
at the 1880 service Sunday mornlps-r
August 5, and many Protestanh
we'll as Catholic friends will certaMl.
gather to listen to him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-12

yves. They pointed him out to me
this morning: in the navy. think: fell
low with title and that sort of thing"
"NO His mother Is Lady Margaret
Stanhopc. being an earl's daughter. but
his father was knight. He has been
paying attentions to Enid for a year
and more to my knowledge and to his
mothers exceeding Indignation, l fam
cy."
THAT is where we on the other side
have the pull Of you"
''Have you? 1 wonder. However,
Lady Margaret's views have not trou
bled me. 1 will deal with her when
the time comes. At present it looks
fairly certain that Master Jack has
settled matters on his own account. 1
may be mistaken, of course. How do
you interpret this:"
He closed the journal and handed to
pyne memorandum taken down let
ter by letter by sailor as Brand read
the signal:
Mother sends her love to Enid"
Ibid mother ever convey her love
to Enid before" asked Pyne.
mo"
''Then I call that neat. 1 take off
my hat to Stanhope. He and mamma
have had q heart to heart talk"
Brand leaned his head ON his hands,
with clinched fists covering his ears.
There was period of utter silence un-
til the lighthouse keeper rose to light
the lamp.
pyne watched him narrowly.
Il may he trespassing on delicate
ground" he said at last. "1f am, you
are not the sort of man to stand on
ceremony. In the States. you know,
when the authorities want to preserve
park section they don't say, Please
do not walk on the grass They put
up board which reads, Keep Off
We never kick. We're used to it."
"My notice board. If required. will
be less curt, at any rate" replied
Brand, and they faced each other
Though their words We're light, no
pleasant conceit lurked In their minds.
There was n question to be asked and
answered, and it held the issues Of life
anu ueatn.
"What did you mean just now by
saying, If all goes well hereT Is there
any special reason why things should
not go well?"
The young Philadelphia might have
been hazarding an inquiry about a
matter of trivial interest. so calm was
he, so smooth his utterance. But
Brand had made no mistake In esti-
mating this youngsters force Of char
acter, nor did he seek to tempOrize.
He extended an arm toward the reef.
"You hear that?' he said
ayes"
SIT may boil that way for weeks"
$50 l have been told"
"By whom?"
"Mr. Emmett told me-"
"Ah! He and I have discussed the
matter already. Yet l imagine that
neither he nor any other man In the
place save myself grasps the true
meaning Of the fact"
ITO BE CONTINUED.