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The Irish standard., 1907-02-02
THE PRESIDENT is WRONG.

The legislature of California this
week passed a resolution commend
ing the Governor and Attorney Cen
eral Of that state for their stand in
maintaining the right of the people Of
that state to rule and control their
public schools. Tho resolution is a
direct protest against the message of
President Roosevelt bearing upon tho
question Of the admission of Japanese
children to the public schools of San
Francisco. IT is rcassuring to have a
Republican legislature thus openly
take it's stand against a Republican
president i'll his unwarranted effort to
assume for himself as President OF the
United states power which belongs
only to the separate states. The tend
ency in recent years has been strongly
| toward a Capitalization of power in the
hands of the President. This power in
the hands of IL good President may no..
result in any damage, but II is a most
dangerous precedent to establish.
/ Throughout President Roosevelts adj
| mimstration there has been a constant
clash between the executive and tho
| legislature. Republican senators arc
daily protesting that the President has
arrogated to himself the power OF the
legislature and the courts. AT IL social
IN in o1,,, ~ ,1,t
II leading Republican United States
senator advanced to the scat where
| the President of the United States
was sitting and, shaking his fist in
| the Presidents face. accused him Of
| overriding The constitutional powers OF
the Congress OF the United States. The
Democratic party throughout the his
| tory Of the Republic has constantly
| fought against the destruction of tho
rights that belong to the states and
against the assumption of legislative
and judicial powers by the Chief Elk
ecutive of the country. 1t is a hopeful
sign to find Il Republican state legis-
laturc and a powerful Republican I'm
| tied States senator now taking up the
| fight in behalf of the states and OF
the federal Congress.
President Roosevelt is immensely
popular with the people of the United
States. His impulses are good and
his efforts have all doubtless been
directed to what he thought was the
good Of the entire people. Some Of
his recent actions, however, are not
justitiable, even if in special instances
they resulted in good. No one famil-
lar With the American system of gov
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

institution. says the Washington Post
editorially. 1t would have cost him
his political life, something that was
exceedingly precious to the eighth
President of our republic; but Thee.
dore Roosevelt, Of the same Dutch
race. and the same Lutheran faith, and
from the same state as Van Buren,, at
tended the dedication Of Carroll Hal
not a great willis ago, and all sect:
and creeds approved. And 30 we have
come in this free republic to
Leave thought unfettered every creed
to scan"
Only Sunday night last, January 1e
the Vice President of the United
States and four senators in Congress
We're guests at st. Patrick's rectory
In this Capital to do honor to the
primate of the Roman Catholic hier.
archy OF the United States. The world
has moved since the fanatic wave OF
Knownothingism swept over this coun.
try and stirred the ignorant and the
prejudiced like the ocean in a typhoon
the forest in q hurricane, or the desert
in a sandstorm. An army i'll panic
was not more demoralized than the
American electorate Of 1886, when
fanatic hate was in the breast OF ten.
Of thousands Of men. Catholics were
slain in many parts Of the country TO,
no crime but the faith to which they
We're born, and preachers, densely
ignorant Of the greater atrocity OF
Glencoe, perpetrated by Protestants on
Catholics, dwelt voluminously on Bar
tiiolomew, that took place more than
a century earlier. Stalwart mon dou-
ble-locked and barred their doors
nightly in apprehension that the Pope
of Rome was prowling around seeking
men and women to slay and children
to devour.
The craze ran it's course, as all such
do and must, political as we'll as re.
ltsious, and Protestants and Catholics
were never so nearly brothers as now,
1t is one Of the achievements-and moi
the least Of the glories-of our splen.
did republic, where
Spires point to God and not to man.
There is not a Protestant convo-
cation-synod. or conference, or asso.
ciation-where the name Of Cardinal
Gibbons is not held in highest esteem
and the Catholic hierarchy draws
closed to Presbyterian, Baptist and
Methodist daily. There could DO nc
such debate in this epoch as that be-
tween Alexander Campbell and Arch
bishop Purcell, more than three-score
years ago.
And for this era Of tolerance and
good feeling let us all thank Divine
Providence.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

The new anti-Christian legislation
In France has given rise to many
suits for the recovery Of money be-
queathed to the Church as perpetual
ehdownents for the celebration OF
Masses for the repose Of the souls of
the departed, says the Iowa Catholic
Messenger. In a test case in Paris, tho
First Civil Tribunal of the Seine de-
5cided that such endowments We're not
Recoverable by the heirs Of the depart
ed. but must ultimately go to the insti-
buttons destined to receive the property
of svestries holding requests as trust
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02
A Voice from the Dead.

Speaking at a funeral in st. Mary's
Church, La Sallette, Ont, Father
Guam said that deceased had tasted
few Of the pleasures Of this world,
possessed little of its riches, and en-
joyed but a. minimum Of it's social
blessings and happiness. Before TAX
ing leave, deceased had left a last
message to deliver, a message as true
as 1t was sad, and which may reveal
the cause Of many wretcled lives and
prema ture deaths: "1f my life was
miserable. it was made so by the
demon Of drink: If it was wretched
and reduced to poverty and detection.
it was made such by the demon Of
drink; IL it was one Of solitude, spent
amid trials and afi1ictions and fastened
to an early grave. it was due to the
ravages Of the demon Of drink In
those nearest and dearest to me; il
have called upon the Almighty to deal
justly with those who entice weak
minded mortals to drink the poisonous
filth. it was done in moments Of de-
preston, when brought face to face
with the awful ravages of the demon
drink"
"This,' said the speaker, was, in
part, the last message Of the deceased.
and may We hope that it will leave
a lasting impression upon our minds
and influence our actions. Let us re-
count with horror" he continued, "the
evils Of drink, which are legion How
many homes have been ruined, fam
lilies reduced to poverty and children
made orphans? Who will tell the num-
Der that ill our prisons, asylun1s and
poor houses as q direct result Of the
demon OF drink? Man may make an
estimate. but God alone can tell. Oh,
Christian people, fathers and sons, I
pray you avoid this arch. enemy az
you would a devouring beast Of the
forest. Avoid the occasions Of this
arch-flend. who will rob you OF your
character, your manhood, your reason.
your earthly possessions, your peace
and happiness, your health, nay, your
very life here. and your eternal life
hereafter, for neither drunkards MUIR
derers nor liars can enter the Kingdom
of heaven"
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

ces. This may be law OF the French
atheist variety, but it is not justice.
The state has no right to contiscatv
trust moneys. be1ucathed for specific
purposes. The scqucstration of such
moneys is indeed rank robbery. 1t is
carrying the odious spirit persecution
into the very graves of the dead, to
thwart their pious purposes in leaving
legacies for the spiritual purposes they
Indicated.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02
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The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

We supposed that Attorney General
Young was getting in training to be-
come the next Republican governor Of
Minnesota. A recent write-up makes
him the next United States senator
from Minnesota. Perhaps Mr.. Young
concluded that Minnesota has formed
cratic governors.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

News from the Badger State during
the week announces tho return to his
own at Somerset Wis. of John Till.
Esq, 1.-The plaster doctor" who has
been sojournins in Austria. together
with his plastcrs. for some time. Hav-
ing thus resumed "practicr." ii is not
only presumed, but undoubtedly en-
pected by that gentleman that the Till
Will again play Il most important part
at the old stand.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

/ winona on Sept. IA Of the year 1874
and opened the school OIL Sept. % of
that Same year In two rooms Of the
convent building and in the old
church. The two rooms OF the con-
vent building composed the north
wing and one of these rooms is now
used for the convent chapel.
The flourishing manner in which
the school opened assured, from the
very beginning. that larger and more
permanent quarters were needed and
i'll 1877 Father Cotter had the main
part of the present st. Thomas school
building so x 50 feet i'll size, with .
hall on the second floor. An addi-
, ton was later placed on the SOUTH
west corner by Father Cotter which
enlarged the hall, making it s5x65
feet and running north and south in
stead Of east and west as the old
hall did. Later, after Father CAL
lagher became the pastor Of the par
islr, the southeast corner of the pres
ent building was erected and the en-
tire building equipped with all Of the
latest improvements
The school has had all average at
tendance each year of about two hun
dred and the attendance this year is
2o1. The school has always been
graded and is now thoroughly graded
in every respect, including a KINDER
garten.
While the school is parochial inst.
tuition, yet the foregoing facts show
that, although the religious welfare Of
the children is at heart, yet the day
is put in the same as in the graded
schools Of the city with the exception
Of thirty-flve minutes each day which
is devoted to religious instruction,
The hours OF the school are from
a. m. until l1:45 a. m, and from 1880
until S:45 p. m., making the hours,
outside Of the religious instruction,
about the Same as the public schools
Of the city.
The eighth grade promotion exan,in-
alton questions are furnished by the
city superintendent and the graduates
OF the school can enter the high
school the same as from other schools.
The state examinations are also given
so that the pupils receive considera-
BILE Of the very best drilling in exam
ination work. The pupils also adj
vance from grade to grade and in
their studies in the st. Thomas school
are under the instruction OF Sisters,
who are very thorough in their work
which is shown by the large number
! Of graduates.
The present Sister Superior was
one Of the four Sisters who came to
Winona in 1874 and she has been the
Sister Superior from the time the
school first opened. The other three
Sisters have completed their work in
serving their Master and have gone
to their reward. At present there are
eight Sisters in charge Of the school.
OF the pupils who have attended
the st. Thomas parish school, num-
Der Of the girls have since become
Sisters and two of the boys are now
priests, one being Rev. Francis r.
English, now assistant pastor of the
st. Thomas parish, and the other,
Rev. John Sherman. pastor at Worth
ington, MINI. Both Father English
and Father Sherman received their
education in the grades in the st.
Thomas school.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

1nsrained in the English charac ter
is an ineradicable conviction of the
superiority of the English race.
says tlle New World. Pullulatny or
sprouting therefron is ii conte,nptuous
disregard for the rights of other peo-
pies. Il belief in Il mission OF the Anglo
SaNonS to civilize "infcrior' races, and
an INSCRIPTIONS brutality in the pro-
cess. One may search the history of
the Iulus, or the Tartars. in vain for
greater atrocities than England sys-
lcmntically committed in India and in
Ireland. Remember it was not SWEET
tenham alone that gave free rein to
his savage instincts in his relations
with American citizens in Jamaica. Sir
Alfred Jones, Captain Parsons, Sir
Ralph Moor. Lord Mountnorris, the
E;lrl Of Dudley. and all the officials
associated with them surpassed, if it
We're possible, the cynical brutality of
SWettenham. Are they not typical
l.nglislmen. oxford and Cambridge
graduates. men of deep and varied
culture according to English stand
ards: What IL union of hearts has
been revealed in Kingston between the
tw" nations, England and the United
States!
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

The new Catholic directory will
show more than l3,0O00O0 Catholics in
the United States. Ii the Philippines
and Porto Rico are included. the NUM-
Der exceeds 2o.ooO,0o0. The increase
in the United States during the last
year was $4,000. Catholics comprise
in the United States proper about ono
sixth Of the entire population \ ccE-
fury ago they comprised about one in
one hundred. Tile figures speak for
themselves.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

A. movement is on foot in thr Wis
mOny of prayer entirely eliminated.
Judging from tho general makeup of
that body there should be no opposi-
low nlockery where there is not some
sign of appreciation.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

The German government has won IL
victory in the recent election to the
Reichstag. The victory was gained at
the expense Of the Socialists. The
Centre or Catholic, party held its own
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02

This year Ash Wednesday, tho be-
ginning Of the lenten season. will fall
on February 18th. March oath will be
Palm Sunday. March Goth Good Friday
and March 3lst will be Easter Sunday.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-02
CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.

When Martin Van Buren, was Presi-
dent of the United States. it could not
and participate in the ceremonies Of
the dedication Of a Roman Catholic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
PEEKABOO WAIST
CAUSES SHOOTING

BRISTOL, Va. Aug. PA dispute
over a "peekaboo" waist between Mrs.
Ella Hodges, of 167 Wood street. and
Miss Maggie Scott resulted in a shoot
ing affair. Several shots were fired by
Mrs. Hodges at the woman whom SIC
accured of the theft of the garment
Mrs. Hodges was arraigned before JUS
tice Bunting. She declares that she is
certain the Scott woman took her waist.
and that she does not in the least re-
xret her action, and is sorry for her
poo craftsmanship.
After being refused a warrant for the
arrest of Miss Scott, on the ground that
she did not have any direct evidence
against her, the irate woman declared
that she would take the law into her
own hands. ard recurring her husbands
.44-caliber revoh II went to the formers
home, and when she tame TO the door
opened fire.
The shooting caused q sensation in
tbs neighborhood and for q time it was
thought that the woman had been killed
by her assailant. Physicians found she
had not been hit, but merely faited
from the shock. She was unconscious
for thirty minutes after the shooting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24

The spirit We linn as Cupid-his is
the Midas touch that turns all this
flint to gold.
And Cupid does not live in Goth
ans parks alone. For Audrey and
William he wells the mocking free
dom of the Eelds. For such as US
he lightens every task. For those
he has tested he nurtures that ex-
aiting parent love which Mrs. Stet-
son sometimes eontemns so lightly.
For all of US (even for Mrs. Stetson.
would she confess it, he stands as
the symbol of that which is better
than the brook-water clearness of
the mind, or the engine-l Ike
strength of the body, the life of the
spirit which makes us something
more than intricate machines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
SLEW ROOSTER
PAYS DAMAGES
Cock CroWed 135 Times at
Midnight, Making Sleep
Impossible.

TOLEDO. Aug. 24.-Jocko. the rooster.
has been avenged,
Jocko. a r.puted game fowl. resided
with his master, Melvin r. Baker, at
319 Twenty-second street. His Growing
was so loud and persistent that a neigh
Dor. Almon Hail, 2212 Madison avenue.
could stand it no longer and arose in
the stin hours OF the night and slew
Jocko.
Baker began suit IN city court for IS
damages. alleging that the roos 81 was
Of that value Hall fled a cross-peuuon,
in which he averred that Jocko, instead
Of being a valuable game cock, was OF
the cheap barnyard variety, and that
mis- principal occupation was keeping
him awake.
Hall stated that Jocko roasted within
sixty-hve feet Of his chamber window
and that on the night. in question he
crowed loud and bolsterously as many as
1s5 times in succession Hall says that
he killed tie fowl IN self-pTOtectiOn.
The uarties interested met with their
attorneys and agreed on a price for
Jccko. which was not made public, and
the action was dismissed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
NEW HIGH POWER LIGHT
HAS BEEN DISCOVERED

Lusol. new Hluminant. has no chem
zeal individuality. but is merely COM
mercial name. 1t closely resembles
acetylene. To prevent the deposit of
black smoke, q special lamp was de-
vised. 1t is not only a lamp, but a
small disullery. As lusol Is very VIOLA
tile and highly inf1ammable, this lamp
had TO De very carefully made to pre-
vent leakage. Even should the lamp
be overturned. not the slightest breath
OF the Hiuminant can escape. Below
the burner Is a central tube reaching
10 the base OF the receiver Herein a
tightly packed wick Is fixed. The tube
is closed at the top. thus effectually
preventing the wick from emerging The
wick itself is not lighted. Its power OF
capillary attraction merely is used 10
draw the lusol TO the distillery COM
partment. II is the vapor which burns
The only communication between the
exterior of the lamp is an orifaee so
minute that fine needle hardly can
enter. This opening is so nicely adj
justed that It allows just enough vapor
to escape to insure sufficient quantity
Of air TO keep the flame burning. The
lusol lamp heats as well as Eliminates.
The lamp is promptly extnguished by
the closing OF the minute orif1ce.
The advantage of the lue0l lamp lies
IN its cheapness. It can be left burn
ing a whole day at a cost OF about 8
cents. For outlying villages and farm
houses, this form of lamp should be
particularly vaiuable.-Technical World
Magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
Captains Courageous. {"

It was to be taken for granted
that President Roosevelt would
come into pleasant contact with the
fishermen of Provincetown. The
meeting and the talk were eminent
" RooseveItian. No one can posi-
bly, doubt that the President was
sincere when he said that he would
like to go out on the banks to have
a real chance to see the fishing life
and to talk to the men who follow
it, ''the type of citizen who is
straightforward, decent, and dead
game"
Likewise was it natural that the
bold and earnest followers of the
fisheries should appeal to this Presi-
dent of the United States, though
not TO every President would they
thus have appealed. They have the
Rooseveltian qualities. They stand
for the fight of the simple life, for
its very existence. They toll and are
not ashamed. They stand up straight
in the presence of the rest Of the
world, and are not abashed. They
have keen brains, strong bodies,
warm hearts. They represent Yam
kee America, and they are an honor
and credit to their country.
Il never express sympathy with
any man because he works." said
Mr.. Roosevelt to these same toilers
of the sea. 81 admire him" And
that admiration is not a far-off SEN
timental regard such as kd-gloved
exquisite might feel for the noble
fellows, don't yer know" but a sin
Cere and practical liking that wants
10 get down TO the handshake and
the actual companionship. That is
what demarks the Presidents inter
est from demagoguery, part of
what makes Theodore Roosevelt ex-
ceptional, part of what makes for
his marvellous popularity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-24
Asking Too Little.

No business man in his right mind
would go into court half prepared.
Being fully prepared depends on
the caiber and number Of ones law
yers. The District of Columbia is
busy litigant and its causes at
law are the affair of all its people.
1t is worse than folly, therefore, to
oveFburden, cucumber, or in any
wise fail TO provide its counsel with
an abundant equipment.
The present organization consists
of a general assistant, two special
assistants, and a meager clerical
force. The two special assistants are
apportioned to particular work, and
cannot be used for the regular
docket. How far inadequate is the
remaining force the Supreme Court
has publicly certified from the
bench.
A recommendation to improve the
situation is made by the Corpora
ton Counsel in his annual report.
What is asked is little, too little.
The Office needs another general as
sistant. a law clerk and two addi-
tional clerks. But Mr.. Thomas rec
ommends that only the law clerk
and one stenographer be provided.
If next year twenty-four cases
are 10 be tried in the District SUI
preme Court, ten equity causes
pleaded, fifteen appeals argued in
the higher court, 321 lunacy hear
ings conducted, eighteen cases tried
before justices Of the peace, the
special counsel to be occupied on
opening minor streets and general
condemnation proceedings, and 500
opinions to be rendered the District
Commissioners. if this is the pros
pect of work before the bureau.
even a false economy will hardly
oppose granting the help asked.