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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Lighted candles shine
brightly in contrast TO the darkened
amphitheater, A great robed figure,
august and majestic, wearing a triple
crown, moves to the fore. He is at
tended by a court who sing and dance
and toss up censers until he HtJs his
hand They they fall mute and the
silence spreads instantly to the peo-
pie below, who had stirred and leaned
forward in the intensity of their in
terest when the curtain parted dis
closing the magnificent scene. It is
Z Miracle play-the first Christmas
play-and it is staged in the cathedral
of a medieval town in northern Eng
land. The great robed figure is the
representation Of God Himself The
singers are attendant angels. Tho
scene is-heaven.
God speaks. In sonorous Latin is
disclosed the order of creation and
Gods will toward man. Monotonous-
~ the words roll forth, and almost
endlessly it seems to the awed listen
ers But at last it does end and
there follows a strange interruption,
ludicrous, almost sacrilegious. An
1gly creature, clad in goatskins and
with two rams horns on its head,
Capers forward, a clown, a buffoon.
With strange grimaces and sinister
Contortions it asks and receives leave
TO become a curse and plague upon
tbnr, IL Hor,, rte nc IN
tesque and out of place, disappearing
beneath the stage-the devil going
down to hell. An organ peals from
out the half gloom. the angels dance
and sing and toss their censers and
the first scene closes as it opened.
Outside the cathedral the old town
Is deserted, its streets snow-covered
and silent All its Inhabitants, the
visitors within its gates and the peo-
pie from far and near around it are
gathered within the cathedral to wit
ness the first Christmas play It is
a solemn occasion; one meant to con-
vey its impressiveness and teach its
lesson for a distinct purpose. The
cathedral is only part finished and the
artisans and craftsmen who are com
pleting it viii draw from tonight's
production of the Miracles inspira-
ton for their work of decorating and
carving and building.
From far lands and near these
workmen have gathered. Skilled men
from across the seas have been hired
and brought here to exercise their
skiIlfulness. Others have come be-
cause of their love for the art they
represent, anxious for an opportunity
to let it speak in the scrolls and fig
ures and images of this sacred place.
Still others are there from a sense
of religious duty, and yet others to
do penance for their sins by manual
labor in such a cause.
All these sit within the cathedra'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
The CrawZing Stone Lake

generation that this great rock was
at one time the throne of the great
spirit Here he sat and ruled the
people, the animals Of the forest
around and the fishes Of the waters
Of this lake. AS time went by this
rock was gradually being worn away
and the great spirit had to go to
new home.
Every summer the Indians hold
dances near the place where the rock
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

tingly to strike down the growth of
twenty years-these trees are very
slow growers-and the prospective
beauty Of a century or more, for the
very questionable enjoyment of their
dying hours for day or a week, even
when decorated with gifts and gaudy
tinsel He will tell you, perhaps, that
at one time the use of these ever
greens was the expression Of a genu-
inc sentiment by those who loved
them, but that now cupidity for easy
dollars alone prompts their being traf-
fcked in He will not fail to tell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

CT. LOUIS.-Judge William Jeffer-
y son Pollard of the Dayton street po-
ice court is sore as a result Of the
action of an undiscovered enemy who
wounded his dignity and neither limbs
by inserting a bent pin into his an
atomy while he was sitting on the
bench.
The bent pin was fastened in a
board underneath the desk under
which he stretched his lags.
The judge, after hearing a case on
trial, started to Cross his legs, pre-
.iminary to launching his judicial die
tum. when an explosive "Ouch!" from
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
How II Happened.

He was limping down the street
with one arm in a sling and both eyes
in mourning.
whats the matter?" queried a
friend. Automobile accident?"
NO." replied the other sadly. 81
met a man who couldn't take a joke" ."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

indians Hold That Its Floating Rock
( Was once the Throne Of the
Great Spirit.
In the northern part Of Wisconsin
As large lake whose waters abound
in fish. In this lake there is also a
great rock which floats about In it's
waters. This rock is held by the
Cbippewa Indians as a sacred monu-
ment to the great Manito.
stories are told generation after
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
His Means.

you are charged with vagraIcy,
prisoner at the bar"
Whats dat, iudge?"
''Vagrancy? Why, you hayo no visi-
BILE means Of support"
"Huh Heah's nah wife, Judge;
Mary, is you visible"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
The Shado1U of the Christmas Tree

HE CHRISTMAS festival
has long been a beautiful
one. The celebration of
the natal day of the
Prophet of Peace is fit
ting, and it's sacred sig
nificance to the nations
shows no signs of abate-
ment. The period OF glad
tidings to the children
properly quickens the
hearts of adults at the
sipht of hannV puileleSS
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
DO You Have a Wafeh7

If not you can have an open face gold guar
anteed watch for $1.5o. Ifnot satisfactory,
money will be refunded. These watches
make Christmas presents TO be proud Of.
Write for particulars TO
THE HuBER-sMITH COMPANY. Lancaster
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
A Iona Chance.

81 took a long chance when I asked
her to marry me-"
"She rejected you, eh?"
mo, that was the long chance I
took. She accepted me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Fresh supply Mrs. Austins Famous
Buclwheat Flour at all grocers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The girl in the silk stockings never
gets her skirts muddy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

)FT and low, melodi-
ous, penetrating, the
tones of a bell break
the stiffness that has
fallen upon the little
audience, Cowled
monks step noiseless-
ly to the sides Of a
wooden stage and
draw the curtains.
Lighted candles shine
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26

were ..and what a dangerous thing con-
fession was. Shakespeare, upon rewrit-
ing the book, made his monk one of
the most beautiful characters in it, and
indicated that the peace of Romeo and
Of Juliet was practically due to their
final confession. This book was writ.
ten when Shakespeare was a young
man.
when Shakespeare was in middls
age" went on DR.. Walsh. "he produced
Hamlet Here the Ghost when he ap-
pears is found to be purging his sins
in Purgatory-a distinctly Catholic
idea. Likewise in this book Shakes
peare gives US a homily on prayer,
which in the sentiments it expresses is
also distinctly Catholic.
Finally, at the close of his life, came
Henry the Eighth one of the best
short histories on this subject ever
written. In it," DR.. Walsh declared,
Shakespeare shows us how England
became Protestant, and he makes it ap-
parent that the reason was because
Henry VIII. wanted another WIFE"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
FAIRBANKS INCIDENT
What Father PheIan Thinks of tic
'MethodisS Affair.

Our gentle friend from Indiana has
got himself into trouble again: and,
as OH all former contretemps he is
innocent Of any intentional wrong do.
ing, says FIR. Phelan in the Western
Waterman. He entertained Mr.. Taft
when he was candidate before the
people for the presidency, and because
he put wine openly and above board
before his guests. and did not hide it
away in a corner, as is the won't of
Methodists who mingle in society, he
brought down upon himself and his
distinguished guest the ire of the
country brethren from Maine to Geor-
gia, and for time it looked as if the
entire Methodist vote Of the country
would go to Mr.. Bryan in consequence.
He visited Quebec in 1908, when our
neighbors to the north were celebrat-
ing their great tercentenary, and got
himself into trouble there. He was
well received: was made much of by
the heir to the British throne: but
something happened that did not please
him; and he left in a huff. The other
day in Rome he arranged with the
Major Domo of the Pope to have an
audience. The honor was readily
granted. and the day and hour fixed.
Something happened in the mean time
which made it impossible for the Holy
Father to receive him, and he rushed t.
the cable office in high dudgeon and
told the country about the affront Of
fered by the Vatican to an ex-vice-
president of the United States. We
will tell just. what happened, for we
know: but we would preface our ex-
PLANTATION with the statement that Mr.
Fairbanks here again meant no HARM
There is a Methodist propaganda in
Rome, which has for years-made it.
self Very obnoxious to the Vatican. 1t
has sgene out Of itsvway and beyond
all the bounds of .decency to abuse
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
A. B. CHOATE,
Attorney for Executors,
Temple Court.
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY p]

PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
T., H .ES PROBATE COURT:
Dunn. Deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate
County of Hennepin, and State Of Min
nesota, being granted to William E. Dunn
Of said county and state.
And It appearing upon proper proos by
the affidavit of the said William e.
Dunn, made and filed herein, that there
said Mary F. Dunn, deceased.
1t Is Ordered. That three months be
and the same Is hereby allowed from
and after the date Of this order, in which
all persons having claims or demands
against the said. deceased are required
to file the same in the Probate Court of
said county, for examination and allow
1t Is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday In June, 1910, at ten o'clock
a. M, at q general term Of said Probate
Court. to be held at the court house in
the City Of Minneapolis, in said county.
be and the same is hereby appointed as
the time and place when and where the
Just said claims and demands
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That no
tice. of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
der once In each week for three success
sive weeks in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
county.
:. Dated at Minneapolis. this 18th day
Of February, 1910. -
BY the Court;
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge of Probate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
Euloay on WASHINGTON.

Following are the closing paragraphs
of the Grafton OF Gen. Henry Lee
Light Horse Harry"-delivered in
Congress after the death of Washing
ton:
Who is there that has forgotten the
wales of Brandywine. the fields of Ger
mantown or the plains of Monmouth?
Everywhere present, wants of every
kind obstructing, numerous and vail
ant armies encountering, himself a
host, he assuaged our sufferings, linn
tied our privations and upheld our tot
tering Republic. Shall 1 display to
you the spread of the fire of his soul
by rehearsing the praises of the hero
Of Saratoga and his much loved COM
peer of the Carolinas? No; our Wash
ington wears not borrowed glory. To
Gates-to Greene, he gave without re-
serve the applause due to their emf
nent merit; and long may the chiefs of
Saratoga and of Eutaw receive the
grateful respect Of a grateful people!
Moving in his own orbit, he impart-
ed heat and light to his most distant
satellites; and, combining the physical
and moral force of ali within his
sphere, with Irresistible weight he took
his course, commiserating folly, dis
daining vice. dismaying treason and
invieorating: dependency, until the
suspicious hoidEr = arrived, when, United
with the intrepid forces Of { potent
and masnanimous ally, he brought to
submission CORVALLIS, since the con-
queror Of India, thus finishing his long
career of military glory with lustre
corresponding to his great name, and in
this his last act of war, affxing the seal
of fate to our nations birth.
First in war, first in peace, and first
in the hearts 81 his countrymen, he
was second to none in the humble and
endearing s,,cseeness Of private life. Pious,
just, humane, temperate, sincere, uni
form, digniAed and commanding, his
example was edifying to all around
him, as We're the effects of that ex-
ample lasting.
70 his equals. he was friendly; to
his interiors, kind; ana to the dear OBJ
ject Of his affections, exemplarily ten
DER CORRECT throughout, vice; shudderr;-:
ed II, il Ills ii presence; ana virtue always
! felt his fostering hand; the purity Of
his private character gave effulgence
to his public virtues.
His last scene comported with the
; whole tenor Of his life. Although in
extreme pain, not a sigh, not groan,
escaped him; and with undisturbed Sc
renity' he closed his well-spent life.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
SENSATIONAL STORY
Told by Protestant EvanseIists in
Spain.

In an article by Mrs. E. Jeffrey in
the Catholic Times of Liverpool, Eng,
that lady says:
Apropos of this subject 1 am NOV
ed to relate a story which was hav-
ing great success in evangelical
circles in Inedness few years ago,
1t was told to me by young Catho-
lie lady, convert, who was there
at the time, and who was exceeding
ly indignant-though it is the humor
Of the thing that most appeals to me.
The promulgator of the story was a
shining light of Professionalism much
esteemed by his -religionists, and
at home on all platforms where the
Church of Rome was to be vilified,
and her clark superstitions" exposed
He was, in fact, what the Daily
News calls a stalwart; which means
that his imagination was robust
Well, according to his own ac-
count this gentleman was travelling
views, and in course of their perez
CARNATIONS they came to a town Ono
name mentioned, of course-names
and dates carefully omitted, as per
usuaD. After dining at their hotel,
and no doubt partaking Of the gener-
Gus wines of the country, the two
gentlemen turned out for a stroll :;
but it was dark. and the streets were
unknown to them, and presently
they. discovered that they had lost
their way. They wandered around
some hours trying in vain to find
their hotel, and just as. the clocks
were Ginning the witching hour of
midnight they came across Church.
Most strange to relate, the door
was open, and this was really provi-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
THE BARD OF AVON.
His Mother a Catholic and Himself
One at Heart.

DR.. James J. Walsh recently lectured
in Brooklyn. n r., at the monthly
meeting of the Fenelon Reading Circle
on "The Evidence of .Catholicity in
Shakespeare" The following report
Of his address is given by The Tablet:
Speaking of the religion of the great
poets parents. he said: cat that time
all the people were compelled TO belong
to the Church Of England. If they did
not they We're compelled to pay fine
Well, John Shakespeare, the father Of
William, stayed away so often that, in
the end, he fell into bankruptcy. He
claimed that he did not want to 90 to
church. but my honest conviction il
that at heart he was Catholic. Shakes
peare's mother, also. was a devout Cath
Ole, and it is an historical fact that his
uncle died for his faith. With such re-
lations it seems almost impossible that
the author of all those marvellous books
could be anything but Catholic at
heart, if not in practice"
DR.. Walsh then told how the plays
We're written in Protestant times, when
the sympathies Of the English were all
Protestant, and how any one writing
anything that did not down Catholicitv
and uphold Protestanism was criticized
and reprimanded by the King.
so YOU see, Shakespeare must have
had great deal of courage to write a
play that made the Church OF England
appear ridiculous, and still uphold the
Catholic Church." he continued, "Thesc
books attracted all the great and
learned men Of the time. such as ar
lists, sculptors, musicians and authors.
and the result is that nearly all the de-
scendants of Scott, Dickens and Thack.
cray are believers in the Catholic faith.
1t is even known that Milton, although
in the last year of his life he wrote
one of the greatest books denouncine
the Catholic faith. finally died a Catho-
lie. This fact 10 still debated in Par
Lament, although his brother publicly
announced the fact"
Three specific instances in Shakes
peare's books were pointed out by DR..
Walsh in confederation of his conten-
ton.
Romeo and Juliet" said he, "was
first written by man named Arthur
Brooke, who wrote it with the idea of
showing what bad fellows the monks
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pRnpArE MnrICE

PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
In the matter Of the Estate Of Maria
Olmschetd, Decedent
On receiving and fling the petition Of
Anna Becker praying for letters Of ad-
ministration 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 March, 1910,
at 10 a. M, at the Probate Court in the
court house Of Minneapolis in SAID coun-
ty and then, or as soon thereafter as
said petition can be heard, show cause,
If any there be, why said petition should
And It Is Further Ordered. That no
tice of such hearing be given, by pub
fishing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks, prior to said day
Of hearing, in the Irish STANDARD,
county, and by. mailing a copy Of this
order to all the heirs-at-law of said
decedent when their address is known
or can be ascertained by due diligence,
at least fourteen 40 days before the
date Of said hearing, unless notice is
waived.
|. Dated at Minneapolis, this 21st day OF
February, 1910.
BY the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge of Probate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
AZ 81 DOVV D21IkII,
Attorney for Petitioner.
PROBATE NOTICE.

= FRObAIE NOi4Ch.
sT HHNN GP M1N FK58EAE c G6HRT OF
In the matter Of the Estate OF Thomas
Kennedy Gray, Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate Of
Thomas Kennedy Gray, deceased, late
of the County Of Hennepin, and State
Of Minnesota. being granted to Julia AL
len Gray; Horace "A. Gray and Angus
:, It Is ordered, That six months be and
the same Is hereby allowed from and
after the date Of this order in which
all persons having -claims or demands
to file the same in the Probate Court of
said county of Hennepin for examination
and allowance, or be. forever barred.
It Is Further Ordered. That the first
Tuesday In September, 1910, at 10 o'clock
q. M, at general term Of said Probate
Court. to be held at the court house in
the City of Minneapolis, in said county,
be and the same is hereby appointed as
the time and place when and where the
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That no
tice of such hearing be, given to all
creditors and persons interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
der once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
county
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day Of
February, 1870,
BY the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge Of Probate.
Attorney for Executors. ~ ,.
Temple Court.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-26
JAMES MANHATTAN,
Attorney for Administrator.
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE Of MINNEsoTA. COUNTY OF
In the matter Of the Estate Of Thomas
Dunn, Decedent.
On, receiving. and filing the hnal ac-
count of the administratrix Of the estate
and her petition praying for the allow
ance Of said account and for a decree
assigning the residue Of said estate to
the persons by law entitled to the same.
It Is ordered, That all persons inter-,
ested in said estate appear before the
said Probate Court on Monday, the 21st
day of March. 1910, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at the Probate Court In the
court house at Minneapolis, In said coun-
there be-, why said account should not
be allowed and said estate should not be
distributed as prayed for in said peti-
ton.
And It Is Further Ordered, That no.
fishing this order once, In each week
day of hearing in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
county. -
BY the Courts
GEORGE r. SMITH,
A. S. DOwDALL, v
Attorney for Petitioner.
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PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
HENNEPIN. IN PROBATE COURT.
In the matter of the Estate Of Thomas
Hanlon, Decedent
On receiving and, fling the petition Of
tsrs If II praying for let
It, 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 March, 1910.
at 10 a. M, at the Probate Court in the
court house Of Minneapolis, in said coun-
ty. and then, or as soon thereafter as
said petition can be heard, show cause
II any there be. why said petition should
not be granted.
And It Is Further Ordered. That no.
fishing this order once in each Week pi Tor
day Of hearing. in the Irish Standard. a
newspaper printed and published in said
county, and by mailing a copy of this
cedent when their address is known or
can be ascertained by due diligence. at
least fourteen 14) days before the dat,
of said hearing, unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day Of
February, 1910.
BY the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge of Probata.