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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
LUNENBURG.

The entertainment given by the men of
| the Congregational church came off last
Friday evening and was success in
every way. The hall was packed, many
coming from Lancaster, Whiteheld, and
other places. The mock trial was
carried out in fine style, every one doing
their part in creditable manner. Sever
al selections of music were given. Later
refreshments were served to over 200.
Those who took part deserve much
credit, and the thanks of all for pleas
ant evening. Over $50 was made,
which will go to the Ladies Aid society.
Among the out-of-town people to at
tend the entertainment Friday evening
were noted Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bailey,
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Blood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Richardson, Caleb Long and
Others.
Miss Rounds, of Lancaster, is a guest
of Miss Cleona Silsby's.
Arrangements are being made for a
grand ball to be held in the hall, ian. %,
with first class orchestra.
The Woman's club will meet next week
with Mrs. and Miss Breitling.
Miss Marjorie Bell who has been Ill tor
some time is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King. of White
field, visited their mother and brother a
few days ago.
Miss Boyce, of Littleton. has been
spending several days with friends here.
The Woman's Relief Corp installed
their officers Tuesday night.
Hens Pay If They Lay.
What is more aggravating than the
refusal Of the biddy to lay when eggs are
high?
The poultryman oftentimes sputters
and scolds and proposes to live on poul-
try until every hen is eaten, forgetting
that the biddy always does her duty
when she is supplied with the necessary
ingredients for producing eggs She
likes to lay and then talk about it after
she has done the job, but she does not
like to work when she is cold, chilly and
poorly supplied with warm, stimulating
food. If she could speak good English,
she would tell you that she would like a
few rations each week of green cut bone
and meat; that she would like warm,
clean home to live ina home with
plenty of sunshine and southern exposure
CARROLL S. PAGE of Hyde Park, VT,
supplies fresh green cut bone and meat
at $3.50 for a 200-pound barrel, freights
prepaid to any station in New England
or the Middle States, and the money
may be sent at his risk in registered
letter, postal money order, express order
or check.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16

The paper machine was shut down
Wednesday for repairs.
Mrs. Priscilla Bedell of Monroe was
at Clarence Bedell's last week.
Miss Susie Bedell of Monroe was at G
M. Wallace's last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
EAST RYEGATE.
Death of Mr.. Beattie,

I. 6. Beattie died Saturday. The fiji.
neral was held at his late home, Monday
Mr.. Beattie had reached the advanced
age OF "a years He was a highly res.
pected citizen and his loss will be felt by
the entire community. He is survived by
his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Lackie
who have the sympathy of their MANY
friends in their bereavement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
III per cent Increase.

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ma hat my writings for 1906 1905 Perhaps
TINS incwas the fact ofmy old policy apparently
SO With their former policies find that
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contract that he voluntarily takes company it
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The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

their death every year, and the presi-
dent sneers at those who demur to the
slaughter as "mollycoddles" and weak
lngs." If DR.. Buckley could be candid,
he would bracket with the statement
about the attendance of a Catholic
priest outside the arena that the
Church has time and again denounced
the practice of bull fighting, under
penalty, but it has not been successful
in putting it down. If, in case of NOR
tai injury, it provides for the souls
salvation of the unfortunate victim,
what has such a fact to do with the
question: The government will not
second the efforts of the Church to put
down the national pastime. though Dr.
Buckley and his kind will go on telling
their ignorant and bigoted readers that
the government of Spain, like the
Spanish people, are priest-ridden. To
be ridden by the spirit of lies and
calumny is the fate Of those who rely
on such papers as the Christian Ad
vocate."
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
that the business men are the easiest
class to fool in affairs POLITICAL

Boston. the most Irish city in the
United States, celebrates two events
on each 1Ith day of March, the birth
day of ST. Patrick and the evacuation
of Boston by The British in the Revo-
lutionary war. OF course. the former
is of primary Importance, but the
second event is of scarcely less in
terest to Irishnlen. The forces which
surrounded Boston during the nine
months siege and that finally fore rd
the English tn march out OH tho 18th
of March 1916, We're largely COM
posed of Irish. General William Sui
lvan was the commanding officer ot
the day. 1t is IL singular incident that
IL little more than a century has con :
verted this city. which was formerly
the most anti Irish community. into
the most distinctly Irish city in The
United States. Perhaps it is because
the Irish like to stay where the fight
is tnickest that has made the change
in Eoston.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
AMID BEAUTIFUL CEREMONIES.
Nineteen Candidates Received lnte
Order of Sisters Of St. Joseph.

Beautiful and significant ceremonies
of religious reception and profession
We're solemnized Tuesday morning, the
feast Of st. Joseph, at st. Joseph's
Academy. st. Paul, the most reverend
archbishop officiating. The convent
chapel was fragrant with bloom. the
affairs were banked with flowers and
shining with the light of many candles,
the whole forming an appropriate
background for the services so full of
meaning and inspiration. Rev. P.
O'Neill of St. Michaels church cele-
brateed the mass and Rev. J. A. Rear
don was master of ceremonies. Pres
ent in the sanctuary were Rev. Geo. a.
Arctander, Rev. P. M. Jung, Rev. D..
Hughes, Rev. Father eastman, ST.
Paul; Rev. Thomas E. Cullen, Rev.
James A. Donahoe, Minneapolis; Rev.
H. j. McAvay, Kilkenny; Rev. j. Bar
tholome, F'ulda; Rev. j. Perigord,
Hugo.
Nineteen young ladies received the
habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph. They
entered the chapel robed in bridal
white, preceded by three little flower
girls. Those invested with the habit
We're: Miss Hannah Power Miss Te-
resa Carmody, Miss Julia Noonan, Miss
Bridget Mooney, Miss Margaret Nc
Namara, Miss Eva Thibault, Miss Mary
McAulay, the Misses Fidelia, Angela
and Jessie Letourneau, Miss Louise
Schwab. Miss Josephine Keegan, Miss
Agnes McGrath, Miss Julia Clark, Miss
Marie Michel, Miss Mary Fee, Miss
Anna Seiwert, Miss Frances Jones and
Miss Anna O'Brien, the last two be-
ing from Minneapolis.
The reception ceremonies were fol-
lowed by the profession into the order
of twenty three young women who
had completed their two years of no.
viceship. They are Sisters Amanda,
Ildephonse Leonard, Eva, Ambrose,
Leila, Elizabeth, Stella Joseph. Loren
20, Vida, Eustace, Sylvia, Bertha Ma
rion, Josetta, Tlorian, Agnes Bernard,
Emmanuel, ST. Rocl, Emiliana, Helen,
Julia, Virginia.
The archbishop's sermon was an
able and eloquent address, and i'm
pressed the hearers with the end and
object of life and a full realization of
the meaning and beauty of the sacri-
flee consummated in the services OF
the day.
Only the immediate relatives of the
novices and postulants were present in
the chapel, but the friends We're per-
| mitted to call in the afternoon.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
THE FIGHTING RACE.

The Chicago American terms ST.
Patrirks day the National Day of a
Fighting People" and draws from the
history of that race lesson which it
would have its readers learn we'll.
1T is evident" says the American,
that the days Of necessary fighting
against oppression are not ended. In
America. especially the people need
and they seem to lack-the peculiar
tendency to rebel against injustice that
alone makes liberty permanent or pos
sible. If his vote is stolen the Amer
lean shrugs his shoulders. smiles and
stands it. If he sees a man fraudu-
lently put into office, making the re-
publican form nf government joke,
the American talks for little while
then once more shrugs his shoulders
and stands it. If one trust squeezes
him. in this direction. another in that
he talks a little. but shrugs his shoul-
ders and stands it. He is driven like
a. balky pig into the street cars be
longing" to monopolists. and he stands
that If he is swindled by gas COM
panies that buy up his public officials
he stands that The speciality of the
American citizen just at present seems
to be the enduring Of all wrongs hum
bly, and quietly-anyth:ng rather than
a fight.
therefore We are glad that ST. Pat
rick's day comes around to remind the
American citizen that there is one ma
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
Same Old Story.

The guest at the crowded reception
turned to the stout stranger in the
corner.
WELL" he said. II guess it's about
time for lis to go up and tell the hostess
we have had a lovely evening"
The stout man shook his gray head.
II can't stultify myself enough to do
that he said.
"Of course, it's the customary thing"
suggested the other man. I'VE can't
get out of it,
THE hostess wouldn't believe me-"
said the stout man.
II guess she doesn't believe any Of
u.s." chuckled the other man.
Again the stout man shook his gray
head.
1T is a little different with me-" he
sighed. "Im her husband"
And the crowd moved on.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
THE FIGHT BEGUN.

Recent events indicate that the
struggle has already commenced
which is to determine whether or no
the President and his friends will con-
troll the next Republican National
Convention. There are unmistakabe
indications that the forces are already
forming. Nothing but an overwhelm-
ing display of power on the part OF
Roosevet's supporters can prevent a
determined effort on the part of the
Presidents enemies to defeat the
At the present time Secretary Taft
appears to be the choice of the ad-
ministration. The opposition has not
centered upon one person. the plan at
present apparently being to enlist as
many favorite sons as possible, SO as
to prevent the different states from
pledsing their support to the Presi-
dents choice. There are some who
believe that Roosevelt will be renomi-
IIdlVu. IL tlpptdlo lloI e lIhClS lIIII ulS
influence will be directed in favor of
some one who holds his views and who
will continue the work that he has
been engaged in. The President has
asserted himself 80 positively upon
this point that 1t ought to be accept
ed as settled.
There are two forces working in
opposition to the President within his
own party. The most powerful and
most pronounced in opposition are the
leaders of the monied interests who
regard the President as constant
menace to the business stability of the
country. Another class of opponents
more worthy Of consideration are
has assumed 10 himself powers not
conferred upon him by the Constitu-
tion.
This latter class. while recognizns
the impulses Of the President as good
also recognize that if the same powers
We're assumed by one whose impulses
We're not good, the result would be
disastrous. No President unless An
drew jackson should be excepted
ever brushed aside the obstacles
placed in his way by the Constitution
with as much facility as Theodore
Roosevelt In this respect Andrew
Jackson. the idol of the fighting de-
mocracy of the last century and Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the idol of trust bust
ing forces of the present day, are in
class by themselves.
Andrew Jackson was bitterly hated
by his political opponents and there
was large number of influential
Democrats who considered him a dan
gerous man. His first administration
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

Father T. E. Sherman, the Oldest son
of Gen. w. r. Sherman of civil war
fame. was in the city for few days,
spending the interval Of lecture tour
which he is giving through the north
west. Father Sherman himself is fight
ing in another field from that which
brought glory to his father. He is a
priest of the Jesuit order, and is lee.
turing in their interest. his subject for
the present course being The Crisis
in France The Jesuits have through
out the world a membership of $4,000.
There are only two countries" said
Father Sherman, "in which they have
not been prosecuted, and these,
strangely enough, are the two Protest.
ant countries, England and America.
world. BY our VOWS we are prohibited
from owning anything individually. I
might earn thousand dollars by nv
lecturing and teaching, and it would
all go to the brotherhood. Every mem
ber takes the three VOWS of celibacy.
remuneration of private properly and
perfect obedience. "By this last VOW
I am obliged to go anywhere that my
superior sends me. II he should order
ME tomorrow as missionary to China
could not refuse to CO."
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
A STORMY CAREER.
Such Was That Of James O'Brien Who
Led Revolt Against Tammany.

ST. Agnes's Roman Catholic church,
Forty-third street, near Third avenue,
was not half-filled today when serv-
ices were held over the remains Of
in a recent issue of the New York
Evening Post.
If he had died thirty-fve years ago.
when he was at the zenith of his per-
sonal popularity and political power.
the mourners would have crowded the
sacred edif1ce and the streets and side
walks in the immediate vicinity.
James OBrien was not a politician
whose career was of such a character
as to entitle his deeds to be remem-
bered and praised at a, Cooper Union
memorial meeting. However. with all
the mistakes of his early East Side
life. and his adoption of politics as a
profession or business, he is entitled
to much credit for some things which
he did or helped to do.
1t cannot be denied that when he led
the revolt against the Tweed Tam
many ring by organizing. within and
without the machine. the famous
Young Democracy" he inaugurated
the movement which finally resulted
in the overthrow of the Tweed regime
and the bipartisan gang Of city and
county government and political plum
derers.
1t cannot be denied that clerk who
was employed in the comptroller's
office was induced by James O'Brien
to furnish him with figures which
proved that enormous sums of money
had been stolen from the city treas.
ury. 1t was the publication Of these
figures which opened the eyes of our
citizens and led to the organization of
the reform committee Of seventy
James O'Brien's stormy political life
was full of ambition, disappointments,
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

The following excerpt from The
Christian Advocate. Methodist organ,
forms the basis for a few pointed and
timely remarks by the Catholic Stand
ard and Times. The Christian Advo-
cate. under the heading "a Great
Catholic Country" said: During the
last year in Spain there were 5s5 bull
fights, So more than in the preceding
year. There were "A espadas who took
part, one Of whom was a woman, and
$40 other toreros, whose salaries
amounted to 100000. The gains were
100000. There were numerous acci-
dents and one fatal result. These feats
Of blood involved the killing of 2,s79
bulls. and the value of the horses killed
was $177000. At these bull fights,
which take place on Sundy. beginning
on Easter Sunday Immediately after the
solemn services in the cathedrals. they
have a Catholic priest there ready to
confess and otherwise prepare for
judgment any one who may be gored
to the verge of DEATH" The Catholic
Standard and Times in answer says:
The United States is by Methodist
and other organs described as a great
Protestant country. 1t would not toll
crate so inhuman sport as bull fight
ing. vet there are fights in which many
men are killed. Every month or so
there is fatal knockout blow given
in the prize ring. but the victims are
merely men. not valuable bulls. In the
noble football arena hundreds meet
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23
No Holiday.

People have different ideas as to
what constitutes holiday-or a vaca-
tion. Mrs. Pettis had her own firmly
fixed opinions ON the subject.
II don't count Thanksgiving or
Christmas or Washington's Birthday or
any of those holidays" she said, frank
ly, to an old friend one day. What
count holiday is when Ezra and Jim
and Bob and 'Liphlet go off up to the
wood lot with their dinner, and 1 know
they won't be back till night.
I'm not one to deny that men folks
have their good points, but how any
woman can call it a holiday when
they're in the house, calling for food
by looks when they aren't by words is
beyond met" i.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

treachery and ingratitude of friends.
and financial ups and downs. Richard
Croker, who was at one time one of
his handy lieutenants, received his first
political job from him. OBren was
elected as alderman when he was only
twenty-three years of age. He was
subsequently, elected sheriff. state sen-
ator and congressman. and in 1872 ran
as an independent Democratic candi-
date for mayor. William f. Have
meyer committee of seventy and Re-
publican nominee. was elected. The
reformed Tammany Hall candidate
was William r. Lawrence. afterwards
justice of the supreme court
There is not Il man who was an
enemy of James O'Brien who will not
admit that O'Brien was charitable to
a fault. He would divide his last dol
Of his political success he was known
as a "spender' and "giver-up." He
spent hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars in paying rent for unfortunate
constituents and in the distribution Of
flour and coal among the poor families
of the East Side. 1t may be charged
that much of the money he spent in
this way came from tainted poll
ties Nevertheless, it relieved dis
tress.
One of the most serious and un-
called-for mistakes of his life was his
attempt to prove that Croker fired the
shot that killed man in an election
day riot between the forces of O'Brien
and Croker. 1t was proved beyond
doubt that Croker was. unarmed, but
O'Brien allowed his hatred of his for
mer adherent to get the best of his
knowledge and belief. Croker knew
who fired the fatal shot, but in order
| to save the life of the man who shot
to save Croker's life he allowed HIM
self to be arraigned and tried for mur-
der. 1t is said that recently O'Brien
|
in his belief that he saw Croker fire
| the fatal shot.
O'Brien was fond of pushing young
men to the front. He nominated
George c. Barrett for civil justice
when the latter was only twenty-six
years of age, and he afterwards sue
ceeded in making him judge of the
supreme court. The late William c.
Whitney ran for corporation counsel
| (then an elective office) in 1872 on the
ticket headed by O'Brien for mayor.
There are any number of other in
stances of men who became prominent
in public life who received their first
push to the front by O'Brien.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

to republican institutions in France
as it does in the United States. Dur
ing the next ten years. however, the
French clergy continued to take an ac-
tive and effective part in French poll
itics on the side of the Reactionists and
at one time. when General Boulanger
was made Il fgurehead, seemed to
have some prospect of overturning the
republican regime That is why the
Republicans, taught by prolonged and
bitter experience. adopted for their
watchwnrd Ciambptta's injunction: In
Clericalism see the enemy
1T was for The purpose of avertins
conflict between the Catholic re-
| ligion and civil power. which he con-
sidered needless and the dangerous
consequence of which he foresaw, that
Leo XIII. put forth the famous en-
cyclicaI in which he called upon the
bishops and clergy of France to raj
ly" to the republic Thenceforward. to
Aii' Ni't VI i!lS INV, ue leltGldtt''t tliV
advice with Il sincerity and an earn
cstnosS which the most rancorous
.Jacobin could not refuse to recognize
1t is equally indisputable that in his
conciliatory policy Pope Leo Mi. was
| ably seconded by Cardinal Rampola
then Papal Secretary of state. Nor
were their efforts wholly abortive; a
certain number of Deputies and Sen
ators. who formerly had been classed
as Reactonists, now came to be known
as Rallied Republicans but the
GenuinenesS of their conversion was,
perhaps unjustly. suspected, owing to
/ the fact that almost the whole of the
French aristocracy, supported by u
| part of the secular clergy and espec-
| tally by the teaching orders, continued
to show themselves infleXibly opposed
to the republican regime. 1t was this
reactionary element, which was deaf
even to the counses of the Pope, that
strove to make of the Dreyfus affair a
means of sowing disloyalty in the
army and of preparing the ground for
coup d'ctat, which indeed at one
time seems to have been planned
AS we look back over the last
! thrtytlve years of French istory we
can understand why so many French
| Republicans should have come to the
| conclusion that between them and
those clericals who would not listen
even to the Pope it was duel to the
death. Leo XIII. did his best TO close
the breach and for the miscarriage of
his exemplary efforts his successor
Plus X. does not hesitate to put a
large share of the blame where it be-
longs. If Catholics in the United
States instead of persistng in their
past and present admirable attitude
We're to- cvince sympathy with party
which avoweclly desired the overthrow
of our republican institutions, they
would inevitably forfeit the respect
and consideration which they now en-.
I JOY"
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

y The Republicans Of Chicago are
trying to elect Postmaster Busse with
. the campaign cry of a business ad-
srninistration for Chicago. This is the
old cry and one that creates WE'LL
founded suspicion, a business ad-
ministration for large city usually
/ means the very worst conceivable
kind. Business men have, as a rule,
made great failures in executive posi-
tions. 1t is hardly probable, however,
that Busse will appeal to many voters
of Chicago as business man. His
business for generation has been
politics and he has the reputation of
being a pretty good politician. Per-
haps that is why he is conducting a
business mans campaign. He realizes
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

These are trying times for the con-
fessors of the Christian Science faith,
says the Western Waterman. Dowie
is dead, and Mrs. Eddy is an inbecle.
The courts of Illinois settled the pre-
tentions of the Second Elijah; the
courts of Massachusetts will decide
the fate of the author and founder Of
Christian Science. But the greater
and more telling tho exposures of
fraud brought out by legal investiea-
ton the more stubborn is the attach
ment of these deluded people to the
sophistries and absurdities Of the heal
ing cult. But it is a mild sort of de-
Slusion which hurts only tine druggists
and the doctors, and the world can
we'll look on and wait till the folly
has run it's course.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-23

Rev. Madison C. Peters asserts and
as a preacher OF long and wide eX-
some notable exceptions. the Protes-
tant pulpit in America is dominated
by the few men who pay the preachers
salary and positively dictate what he
shall say. says the Monitor. The
Doctor himself has proclaimed a dec
laration of independence, and shifted
his pulpit from the church To the
theater, where he holds forth TO any
who care to listen.