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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-02
A Modern Miracle.

What gave q little zest to the mis-
sion for nom Catholics in the Pallist
church in San Francisco recently con-
Quoted by band from the Apostol c
Mission House was the presence IF a
large number of Christian Scientists
These bright eyed intelligent folk
came every night and everyone was
loaded with questions for the missions
ers, Fathers Doyle, Walsh and Towey.
One Of the questions read was: II
listened with interest to your proofs
that the power of the forgiving Of sins
exists in the Catholic Church today,
and I am about convinced that it is
SO. But what about the power of heal
ing that was given at the sane time
Has it vanished?"
Father Doyle was answering the
questions that evening. mot so," he
replied. 1.-THE power Of healing has
always remained with the Church. It
was exercised in Apostolic times ir Il
more striking way because there was
need of abundant proof to convince
the pagan world Of the truth # 'hris-
tianity. But the same power Of heal
Ing has been exercised ever since. The
lives of the Saints bear evidence that
the gift oe miracles has beef present
in the Church in all ages. REID :hc
story of Lourdes if you want proof
of this in modern times"
He then related miracle that
came under his own observation a,
Lourdes where man born blind re-
ceived his sight Then to prove still
further his statement, Father Doyle
proceeded to read an affldavi- tina,
Father Wyman had given him as he
assembled the pulpit. in which q well
known mining man Of Nevada county
California. declares under oath tha'
he had been suffering from a stroke
of paralysis for nine years. His left
side was withered and the doctors
pronounced his. case fncurable. Last
May he began with some Catholic
friends a novena. He, himself, wal
a nom Catholic at the time. At the
termination of the novena. he found
and the doctors certified, that he wat
completely cured. When he began hi
could not walk alone. At the close
of the novena, his limbs had assumed
their normal size and strength. Since
then he has been received into the
Church. All this was recited in de.
tail in the affidavit and sworn to be-
fore notary public. .-
Father Doyle was quite unpr.ra. ed
for the climax which followed. Nc
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Hoidale, Einar COS N. Y. Life Bldg. .
John Lind and A. LELAND. n. 7. Life Bldg.
Iarrabee, F. D., 40 Security Bank Bldg.
Nahoney, Stephen, Guar. Loan Bldg.
McHale. John j., Bank Of Commerce Bldg.
NcGeo 4 Lancaster, 61s-625 N. Y. ife.
Nash, Edward NJ. III Guaranty Bldg.
Nye 4 Deutsch. N. Y. Life Bldg
Moves. A. H., N. Y. Life Bldg.
OBrien. ]. E.. 9ss Security Bank Bldg.
O'Donnell. M. c.. 636 Andrus Bldg.
PilRram, w. H. H., SIS Temple Court.
Riordan, Phil j.. Oneida Block.
steele, John H., TO Phoenix Bldg.
Sweeney, John A., sos N. Y. Life Bldg.
Thian, l.. R., 32e Security Bank Bldg.
Young. Ii. W., 4oz Globe Bldg.
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.HALLEY's COMET
Did the Pope Issue a Bull on Its Ap.
pearancs in 1856?

PoAr0nco " lSoV9
1t is announced that Halley's comet
is once more within sight, and that we
are to have another demonstration of
the fact that these distant wanderers
of the heavens are as much subject to
laws as the planets whose revolutions
we know SO we'll. Just as soon as Hal
leys comet comes back one can always
be sure that the old story Of a sup
posed bull against 1t, said to have been
issued BY, Pope Calixtus. III about the
middle OF the, fifteenth century, will
also be re-told. Many Of the news
papers in the country. in reporting
Halley's comet recently, announced
that this was the one against which
the Pope's bull was issued. This is a
typical example Of the ignorance dis
played with regard to the history Of
the Catholic Church by those outside
the fold. The people, who made such
statements have been challenged over
and over again to produce the bull in
question. Papal bulls are important
legal documents issued only after care
ful consideration and very carefully
preserved in the Vatican archives.
They are published in large tones that
are the law books of the Popes We
have them all. Now. if there is such
bull. it ought to be perfectly easy to
find it and publish it, says the Catho-
lie Union and Times of Buffalo, N. Y.
In his well-known, book, THE Con-
flict of Religion and. Science" Prof
John w. Draper gave a very circum-
stantial account of what happened at
Rome. He said: =.
When Halleys comet came in 1855.
so tremendous was it's apparition that
it was necessary for, the Pope himself
to interfere. He exercised and expelled
it from the skies. It shrank away into
the abysses of space terror stricken by
the maledictions Of ECalixtus III. and
did not venture back for seventy five
years! BY order of the Pope
ell the church bells in Europe were
rung to scare it away; the faithful
were commanded to add each day an
other prayer: and as their prayers
had often in 80 marked a manner been
answered in eclipses and droughts and
rains. 80 on this occasion 1t was de-
clared that the victory over the comet
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lRoAL DIRECTORY.
Partial List Of Reliable Attorneys Of Min.
nsapoIis, With Location OF OFFICES.

Aretander. Ludwig, Temple Court.
Ankeny, A. T., 500 Globe Bldg.
Baldwin. NJ. Security Bank Bidr.
Barton, Elijah, sos Oneida Blk.
Bates, W. E., Court House.
Brady, NJ. c., Bank Of Com. Bldg.
Burns. Peter M, 319 N. Y. Life Bldg.
Cashier. Frank H.. 715 Temple Court.
Choate, A: B.. Temple Court.
Corrigan, ]. R., Suite 1011 N. Y, Life Bldx
Dareltus, A. b., 800 N. Y. Life Bldg.
Day, H. E., 1014-1e Met. Life Bldg.
Devaney & Hewitt. 636-637 Andrus BLDG
Donahue. w. H.. e14 Phoenix Bldg.
Forth, Geo. f., 400 Globe Bldg.
Grotte, A. T., AS Temple Court.
Haynes, ]. c., sSs Security Bank BLDG.
Hertig, Wendell, n. Y. Life Bldg.
Hobbs, f. e., 266 Temple Court.
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--e-N ~SSAA VVASAD~ACU " IAc OpSs
President Andrew D. White in his
History Of the Warfare of Science
with Theology. in Christendom" gives
Just as detailed an account Of it. He
says:
The Pope Of that period, Calixtus
III, though a man of more than ordin-
airy ability, was saturated with the
ideas Of his time Alarmed at this
monster, If we are to believe the con-
temporary historians, this infallible
head of the Church solemnly 'decreed
several days Of prayer for the avert
ing Of the wrath of God that whatever
calamity impended might be turned
from the Christians and against the
Turks"
And. that all might join daily in
this petition, there was then established
that midday Angelus which has ever
since called good Catholics to prayer
against the powers of evil. Then,
too, was incorporated into litany the
plea, From the Turk and the comet
good Lord deliver u.s."
In spite Of these details there is not
only no truth in this story, but what
we know Of the Papal relations to
science at this time makes 1t quite i'm
possible that there should have been
any such decree. Pope Calixtus' sue
cessor called Resiomontanus, the great
father of modern astronomy was
thought 80 much Of that the Pope
made him Bishop Of Ratisbon. An.
other Of the great friends of the Popes
OF this time was st. Antoninus Arch
bishop of Florence, who has written
about comets and declared that 1t is
foolish to attribute any serious sig
nificance to them. It 10 to Regiomon-
tanus that we owe the establishment Of
the calendars, or nautical almanac,
which was Of great use Afterwards to
the Portuguese and Spanish mariners,
and above all to Columbus, on their
voyages Of discovery. DR.. Walsh in
his last volume Of Catholic Church.
men in Science" has told the story of
Regiomontanus and Of the Papal atti-
tude towards science 1t this time.
Just then students from all over
Europe who wanted to do special work
In the postgraduate schools were
flocking down to Italy. They were 60
ing not alone for literature, but for
science. Mathematics, astronomy and
anatomy, especially, were favorite sub
jects for foreign students who made
the long, difficult journey to Italy. The
universities Of Italy were directly. under
ecclesiastical control. and the study Of
science was encouraged in every way
1t seems quite useless to tell this story
over and over again. for 1t has been
told many times before, yet nearly
every time Halley's comet Is men,
toned someone repeats the nonsensical
story Of the bull. Some time. edu-
Gated people In this country will really
not be SO ignorant Of the reality Of the
histories Of science and education as to
repeat such absurdities. In the mean
time there is nothing to do but to
laugh at those who continue in their
ignorance and intolerance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-02
THE UNITED STATES
Would Be British Colony but for the
49, Catholics. 49,, a.. -.


The great majority of people of this
country are educated in the public
schools and study the history of the
United States from the text books
prescribed by the state boards Of edu-
cation. We have often demonstrated
that these histories do not give credit
to Catholics for the inrportan. par;
they played in the war of the revolu-
ton, says a writer in the Morning Star.
We now assert. without fear oi*fsuc-
cessful contradiction, that without
Catholic money and Catholic so.diers
there would have been 10 United
States and we would still most prob
ably be colony of Great Britain. rul-
ed by a governor general like the
Dominion of Canada. ..
Children in the public schools ar {.
taught that France gave great assist
ance to the patriotic cause, but 1t is
carefully and studiously KEEP. out OF
view that it was the Catholic Louis
[ANI VI dLCC lAoL SClI flll6 Lk'jOp6
and his powerful fleets and abundance
Of treasure to aid Washington In
achieving the independence of the
United States. In the winter o. 1878
and 1880 the sufferings of the Ameri-
can armies in the field, in the north
ern parts of the country, were said to
have been worse even than the hard
ships endured in the memorable win
ter spent at Valley Forge, for the
weather was so cold that the British
troops crossed over New York bay on
| the ice to Staten Island. American
money was so much deprecated in
value that forty dollars were worth
only one in coin. The troops were
| sometimes five or six days without
tasting bread and their clothing was OF
the scantiest.
In this contingency an appeal was
made to the Catholic king of France,
with such success that gift of six
millions of livres was sent to the
American treasury. In July Of the
year 1880, the French and Catholic
Rochambeau arrived at Newport with
squadron Of 5000 men. This gave
the Americans fresh courage, and
nerved them to continue the war.
! AS powerful French, fleet under
| Decrease entered the Chesapeake,
Washington determined to strike a An
al blow at the British occupation of
Virginia. Accordingly the Americans
being with troops under Rochambeau
and Lafayette, CORVALLIS was COM
PEELED to surrender his whole army at
Yorktown, his retreat by sea having
been cut off by the naval armament
Of Count Decrease. This grand and
glorious victory was the prelude to
the termination Of the war OF the rev.
clution.
Had the Catholic soldiers of the
French king, under the command of
Lafayette and Rochambeau. not been
present, and had the escape by sea
been left open to CORVALLIS. as
would have been the case If the Catho-
lie Decrease had not been stationed
IN the Chesapeake with his formidable
men -ofwar, manned by Catholic sail
ors, there would have been no victory
of Yorktown with all that resulted
therefrom, in the way of a treaty of
reace by which G1fat Britain acknowl-
edged the independence Of the colo
mics that had rev,tted against her, rule.
| Wero we not right, therefore. In
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-02


We're the most important factors, In
freeing our, country from the yoke OF
the oppressor? Bisotry alone is re-
sponsible for the tact that the children
who attended the public schools do not
know the worry important, nay, neces-
sary, part played by Catholics in me
dirsst crisis of our history as q ma
ton. 1t is time. that Catholics should
be given the credit to which they are
entitled, in order to put to shame the
enti- Catholic. unfair, and unjust accu
sstions often made by our enemies, to
the effect that a Catholic cannot be a
good American citizen.
Catholic children, when studyins
the history Of their country, should be
made aware that: when the news Of the
fall Of Yorktown became known, tn.
people went wild with delight and
that alongside Of the name Of the H.
lustrious Washington the Catholic
heroes. Lafayette and Richambeau
We're acclaimed as equally worthy of
praise, and that congress voted the
greatest honors ,on these leaders of
the patriotic forces in the eliminating
and decisive battle of the war. It
should be known also that when the
generals Just mentioned reached
Philadelphia they attended Solemn
Mass Of Thanksgiving at st. Jos.ph's
church, truly and sincerely rejoiced
over the success of the American cause,
and also that the Father Of His Coun-
try was not ashamed to appear in a
Catholic house of worship to particle
pate in a service that was celebrated
for the express purpose of clarifying
God for the magnificent victory that
had perched upon the American arms.
That Washington appreciated the
patriotism of his Catholic fellow citi-
zens may be inferred from the fact
that his life guard was composed large
ly Of Catholics, and that his dearest
friend and companion was the Catho-
lie Lafayette. The address that he de-
livered to the Catholics after the rev.
olution is worthy of being reproduced
for the information OF Catholics and
the enlightenment of our fellow citizens
Who are SO blinded by religious pre-
JUDGE that they cannot concede that
we are sincere in protesting to be at
tached to our republican form Of gov
eminent. After reading the following
words of the great Washington, such
bigots should hold their heads down
with shame that they have slandered
their fellow citizens of the Catholic
faith, if indeed they have sense of
shame.
Il hope" said Washington, "ever to
see America among the foremost ma
tons in example Of justice and lib
erality: and ] presume that your fol-
low citizens will mot forget the patri-
otto part whichs you took in the accom-
plishment Of tKssx revolution and the
establishment. of their government, or
in the important assistance they re-
ceived from a nation in which the
Roman Catholic, faith is professed
May the members Of your society in
America. animated alone by the true
Spirit Of Christianity, and still conduct
ink themselves as the faithful sub
jects of a free government. enjoy
every temporal and spiritual felicity"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
No Decision
In Gas Case

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. LIN clos
ing the arguments in Federal court
here in the case of the Kansas Nat
ural Gas company and the Ohio and
Delaware firms seeking permanently to
enioin the state from interfering with
their piping gas out of the state. for
mer Judge Edward W. Hatch for the
plaintiffs. delivered scathing arraign-
ment Of the legislature that passed the
prohibitory law in question.
"This." declared Judge Hatch, "rele-
gates us to the days OF the passage Of
the secession enactment. I can think
of no difference in one state taking
herself out of the Union and in her TAX
ing her property out of the Union and
removing what is a benefit to all citi-
zens Of the Union. If Oklahoma can
do this with her gas, other states can
do the same with their wheat, corn and
cotton"
Attorney General West for the state
also became sensational in his argu-
ment. He charged the Standard oil
company had appropriated seven mil.
lions Of dollars to prosecute gas cases
and was the real party interested.
Judge Campbell granted the state
thirty days in which to file briefs and
the gas company fifteen days 70 reply
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
Fashionable Circles
Terribly Shocked

Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.-Tbe ul-
ira fashionable set in Washington. as
well as many prominent families from
all over the country who have daugh-
ters in National Park Seminary, fash
ionable girls training scnool in Wash
ington, has received a shock, all be-
cause a large number Of gay and Sc
ductive cigarettes were discovered in
Che rooms of some Of the young ladies'.
The inference is left to the imagina-
tion.
The sensation is being aired in the
newspapers to a limited extent only
and the explanations are full and com
plete. The management Of the school
finds, however. that there were no ash
trays about, no stumps of cigaretts,
no stained fingers or burned matches.
So, there is no proof that these young
ladies' were actually smoking the cigar.
cites after alI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
Takes County From
Judge BaiIey'S District

I Guthrie. Okla. Feb. 26.-The Cope
Dunn bill creating a new judicial dis
trict, the twenty-third, composed Of Ca
madam and Caddo counties. was finally
passed by the house yesterday. with
only Putnam Of Oklahoma county op-
posing It. Canadian county is now in
the thirteenth district with Oklahoma
county. The district has two judges.
J. }. Carney of FL Reno being one 1f
them. Cope stated that Carney would
be the judge Of the new district.
Caddo is taken from the district com
posed Of Grady. Stephens and Caddo
counties,
If this bill becomes a law Oklahoma
county will become a district by #.
self with one district Judge A bill
has passed the house. however. Great
ing a superior county court in okla.
homa county which has fun concurrent
jurisdiction with the district court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
Starts Determined
Fight on Fever Tick

Guthrie. Okla. Fen. rs Beginning
March ! determined effort will be
made by the state board Of agricul-
ture to rid Oklahoma OF the Texas fe-
yer tick.
Superintendent Bryan, in charge of
the quarantine division, has completed
his plan of attack All inspectors, who
have retired since the first Of the year
win resume their work and additional
men be employed BY curtaillng work
during the winter months a sufficient
saving was made to enable the addi-
tions to the force now being arranged
Dipping watts for every township in
the county is the eventual result of
this battle against the fever tick, Leg,
islation looking to that end is pend.
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
Brakeman
is Killed

III Reno, Okla, Feb. 26.-T. w.
Knott, well known El Reno boy, EN-
ployed as brakeman on the Rock Is
land, fell last night from his train near
Sparks. Okla. and was killed instantly.
The train was going about twenty
miles an hour at the time and Knott
was on top Of one OF the cars attending
to duty. In passing from one car to
another he made a misstep and fell
between the cars. The body fell under
the wheels which passed over him and
when assistance arrived he was dead
Relatives here. where Mr.. Knott has
a mother and sisters. at 60i East
Wade. we're notified and the body Will
arrive here this evening.
The dead man was 80 years OF age
and unmarried He had lived here
for some time and was a popular young
man among his acquaintance and fell
low workmen. The funeral will prob
ably be held tomorrow though arrange
ments have not yet been completed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
Ferris Says
It's Not True
++++++++++++++++++

Washington. d. c.. Feb. 26.-Repre-
sentative Scott Ferris Of the Fifth con
gressional district of Oklahoma denies
the story that he has his eye on the
gubernatorlal chair Of Oklahoma state.
i am not a candidate for governor
Of Oklahoma and never have been," he
said when his attention was called to
recently published newspaper articles
from the new state linking his name
with an ambition to become governor.
"You cannot put that too strongly.
l am serving the people as congress
man and for me to begin building
fences for my protracted preferment
now would carr wi,h It naturally a de-
reelection Of my present duties. This
I cannot afford to do"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
SUBMIT AMENDMENT
TO The CONSTITUTION
Proposed to Eliminate an Objectionable Clause
Senator Taylor Advocates Vote on
the Amendment

Guthrie, okla. Feb. 26.-After the
most spirited debate Of the session. but
by one-sided vote. the senate yester-
day afternoon passed the Morris
Brownlee joint resolution submitting to
the people a constitutional amendment
repeating Section Q OF Article Of the
constitution OF the state. which for
bids the consolidation OF any railroad
chartered under Oklahoma laws with
another road chartered under the law
Of some other state or the United
States.
The debate developed very largely
into an experience meeting on the diff
ficulties which the smaller railroads
and proposed railroads Of the state
had had under this provision. telling OF
the troubles of tho Oklahoma Central,
the Midland Valley. the Wichita Falls
& Northwestern. the Shawnee Central
and the. proposed line from Okmulgee
to Chandler The experience Of the
Oklahoma Central furnished the great
est argument for the repeal Of the
constitution, being quoted by both
Blair and Taylor Dorset Carter. pres
ident Of the road, was quCses. as say'isg
that this provision was directly re-
sponsibIe for his road going into the
hands Of a receiver. as it was made
impossible for It to sell out to any Of
the big trunk lines.
In the same connection Taylor de-
clared that he would rather have the
Santa Fe or Rock Island operate road
into his town than line which was
too poor to keep up the road or pur-
chase equipment.
The matter was first brought up at
the very beginning Of the afternoon
session, when the resolution was put
on its pass lge practically without de-
bate, but failed Of passage because OF
the small attendance, 20 votes being
east for it and against. Senator
Senator Stafford lodged a motion to re-
consider and brought the matter up
again later in the afternoon when
there was a fuller attendance.
Senator Stafford led the fight for
the resolution, declaring that it had
put an absolute stop to railroad build
ing. as the provision denying the right
of eminent domain to foreign corpor-
ations prohibits the larger lines from
building themselves and the provision
which it is now proposed to repeal pro
hibits their purchasing any smaller
lines which may be built He stated
that such a proposition hight be all
right in the older states, but not in
Oklahoma. which was to such a great
extent still undeyeloped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-26
.
Is Talked

Guthrie. Okla, Feb. 26.--There is
much talk going around the legisla-
tive halls as to whether the legislature
will adjourn one week from today,
March s, or not Some are Of the onin-
ion that an extra two weeks session
will probably be called; others declare
they are against an extra session and
are favoring adjournment day and the
fact that no revenue or appropriation
bills can be passed during the last
five days Of the session. are causing
agitation of the question OF what is to
be done. The senate has on second
reading the general revenue bill. by
Anthony. which must be passed not
later than Saturday TO come within the
fIve-day limit. The house has not yet
taken up appropriation bills. The sen
ate has just started to take up appro-
priation measures in the committee Of
the WnOle.
When approached on the question,
President Pro Ten Graham, Of the
senate, said:
we shall adjourn when the sixty
days are up. If have my way"
Senator Eehols said
I'm my opinion it will be necessary
to extend the present session from six
to ten days over the sixty days" He
also stated that in his opinion It looked
like It would not be necessary TO have
an extra session to locate the pub
lie buildings that in his judgment
they could be located at the present
session If continued few days.