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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
INHERITANCE TAX COLLECTED
IN DICKINSON WAS 81 ,4S0

In the fiscal year ending July
the state collected total of $780,
4O4.O6 under the inheritance tax law
and $92,S63.S6 was collected from
the estates Of non-residents. OF this
amount $1,4S6.73 was collected in
Dickinson county. There has been
considerable criticism of the new
law and efforts were made to repeal
1t a year ago last winter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
w. d. stem,s Father Dead.

Word was received today announc-
ing the death June oath Of the father
of w. d. Stem at Ashland. Ohio. Mr..
Stem was at his fathers bedside at
the last and returns today to the
Philadelphia office to resume work
with the Pennsylvania association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY.

A report from the recent style Qoe-
grees In New York says concerning
the trimmings for fall suits for wo-
men: "Plain silk binding braid AZ
used on mems coasts for the sewers
tailor made. Heavy wool silk braids
plain or figured, for the more fancy
suits. Buckles for belt effects; this
is an American idea adapted from
shoe buckles. Small ball buttons or
ivory and celluloid In all colors,
Striped and figured velyets for col
lar, cuffs and vestings. Sash and
necktie effect; the sashes can be made
of braid and velvet combination in
place of the old time satin ribbon.
Chenille in knotted effects will be
very popular ~
The six sleeping tents and one
cook tent are pitched, the hammOcks
and swings are put up and everything
is in readiness for a two weeks
camp. The camp is located at the
Whitehair bend Of the Smoky Hill
river southwest of town and will be
inhabited by the following persons:
Miss Lois Crawford, Miss Myra Rog-
ers. Miss Helen Gleissner, Miss Doro-
thea Mcknight Of Junction City, Miss
Jessie Fitzpatrick of Salina, Miss Re-
becca Welty of Topeka, Howard Keel,
Arthur McAdams, Ernest Morse. G.
w. Cans, France Wilson, Karl and
Kenyon Riddle. Messrs. Keel, Nc
Adams and Morse will remain at the
camp the entire two weeks, while
the other young men will 60 out each
evening. Mrs. Gertrude Alexander
will act as chaperone.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
1T is 1OO-DEGREE HEAT
ONCE MORE FOR ABILENE

The temperature Monday and to-
day reached 100 degrees for the first
time this year. In 1911 several days
in June had 1OO-degree weather. It
is doing no harm--the harvesters like
1t and corn is doing fine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11
Was Given Ten Days.

C. Graham, of Bartlesville, Ok,
better known as Curly, was found
guilty Of public indecency in Justice
Quinn's court today and was given
10 days in the county jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-11

For sale, one carriage, one. spring
wagon; one double and one single
harness. At Dahnke's livery barn. 3.
Ii. coulson. ldtfWtf
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
Miracle at Lourdes.

A young Bavarian girl, Fraulein
erina Walhelm, of Kaiscrlautern, has
has just returned from pilgrimage to
Lourdes where before the Bureau des
Constations her case has been adj
judged a miraculous cure. She went
to the. famous shrine with the Stras-
bourg pilgrimage, having lost her
voice three years ago. During her
stay at the Grotto her voice returned
and now she is perfectly restored to
the use OF speech. AS she had been
under several forms of special treat
ment, therapeutic and electric, with
out success, her case has aroused
much interest in the neighborhood of
her home, and she is visited by MANY
persons of all beliefs, to all of whom
she recounts enthusiastically the
wonders Of Lourdes.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
FROM DULUTH

Division No. l, A. Q. H., of st. Louis
county, held their annual election at
their hall at Second avenue west and
Fourth street, Wednesday evening,
D scember 5th. NJ. J. Harvey, who has
peen president for the past two years,
resigned, as did A. j. Powers. who has
been financial insurance secretary for
the past two years. Z. d. Curry, treas
urer. also resigned. John Brown, a
local attorney. was elected president
and w. j. Mcbride financial insurance
secretary for the ensuing year.
Among others elected were j. j. Hig-
gins, vice president to succeed himself;
Frank McGirl, recording secretary, and
James Lyden, treasurer. There was a
large crowd in attendance. 1t was de-
cided at the meeting to hold a Joint
installation of offices with the ladies'
auxiliary at their regular meeting,
Jan. 18th.
The annual election Of officers OF
week at Gilley's hall. The following
officers were elected; President, Frank
Sears; vice president, James Both
we'll; treasurer, z. H. McGraw; flnan-
cial secretary. James Connolly: record
ing secretary. James Godfrey; chap
lain, Rev. D. w. Lynch: sergeant at
arms. Alec Morrow; sentinel, Lyle
Baker, and marshal. James Dohertv.
The orphanage benefit tea at the
spalding was held Tuesday afternoon
and many prominent ladies were pres
ent to lend their aid and influence to
the Christmas cheer of the little ones.
Bishop Mcl;olrick spoke for the chill
dren at the st. James orphanage.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
IIENNEPIN. IN PROBATE COURT.
Order for Hearing Guardians Final Ac-
count. S,-S-e;3y - -
In the matter of the guardianship OF
George Recher, Incompetent.
On receiving and filing the. final aG 6:
count and resignation OF Darwin S. Hall,
as guardian of the above named waru.
and his petition praying for settlement
and allowance of said account.
1t Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and said account examined at q
special term OF this Court to be held, at
the Court House, in the City of Mime
apolis. in said County, OH Saturday. the
4th day of January. 1918. at, 10 o'clock In
the forenoon, and that all persons inter,
ested in said matter appear before SAID
Court at said time and place, then and
there to show cause, II any there be,
why said account should not be allowed
and said resignation accepted.
And. 1t Is Further Ordered. That no.
tice of such hearing he given to said
Ward and to all persons interested there
in. by publishing this Order once in each
week. for three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing in the Irish Stand.
ard, a newspaper printed and published
in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis this 18th day Of
December, 1912.
BY the Court: s4s
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge of the Probate Courts
GEO. M. rT.EFCNFR. Attorney, -
a32 Security Bank Bldg.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

fhOb.AIf1 NOllSE.
STATE. OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
HlGNNEPIN. IN PROBATE COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Clas +.
Bohlnun, also known as Clas p. Boman,
Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final ac-
count OF the Executor Of the Last VIII
and Testament of said dccedent, and his
petition praying for the allowance of said
account and for u decree assigning the
residue of said estate to the persons by
law entitled to the same.
1t is Ordered. That all persons inter
ested in said estate appear before said
Probate Court on Monday, the 9Th day
of January. 1913, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. at the Probate Court In the
Court House at Minneapolis, in said
County. then and there to show cause.
not be allowed and said estate should not
be distributed as prayed for in said petit
ton
And it is Further Ordered. That notice
of suc, hearing be given. by publishing
this order once in each week for three
successive weeks, prior to said day or
hearing, in the Irish Standard, a news
County. and by mailing Il copy of this
order to all the lesatees named in SAID
will and heirs.at law of said decedent
when their address is known or can Do
ascertained by due diligence. at least
fourteen N4l days before the date OF
said hearing, unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis. this 18th day OF
December, 1912.
Fly the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH. \
Judge Of the Probate Court
HARRY \. LUND,
Attorney for Petitioner.
1o15 n. Y. Life Bldg.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
DIED in ARIZONA

On Dec. at ST. Mary's Sanitarium,
Tucson, Ariz.,-. Rev. John JOSEPH.
o'Brie,, priest OF this diocese, died
at the age Of "a years.
A few weeks ago he left st. Paul
for Arizona in the hope OF recuperat-
ing from the ravages of tuberculosis
which he contracted about three years
ago; but the hope was vain. and the
diocese of ST. Paul now mourns one
whose early life gave promise Of a
long and useful career in the priest
hood.
Father O'Brien was born at Belle
Creek, Goodhue county, Mimi, on
Nov. q, 1878. His parents still reside
on the old homestead. He made his
early studies in the local school and
his classical course at the College Of
st. Thomas. After graduation in 1897,
h, entered st. Paul Seminary and was
ordained on September cath, 1902. He
remained in .theSyseminary until the
following spring when he was ap-
pointed pastor; OF the Church of ST.
Mary at LIE Sueur Center, of which
he had charge for one year. During
the next three years he pursued a
postgraduate course at the Catholic
University, Washington. and then en-
tered the College; Of st. Thomas where
he taught until 1909, when ill-health
forced him to leave the institution.
He spent about a year in the West
and then returned to st. Paul SEEM
insly improved + in health; but the
dreaded disease could not be stayed.
and as a last resort he went to the
Sanitarium where he passed away
peacefully in the early part of last
week. al.
His body arrived in St. Paul last
Saturday morning and the funeral SER
vice took place at the Cathedral at
ten o'clock. The Office for the dead
began half an hour earlier. The re-
mains were taken to Belle Creek for
interment.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
BERNARD SHAW
Proelains Himself Homo Ruler at
London Meetinu.

London, Dec. 9.-George Bernard
Shaw, playwright, appeared on the
platform with Conan Doyle and others
at an Irish Protestant meeting in be-
half of Home Rule Saturday night
Among Shaw's characteristic remarks
were these:
My father was an Irishman and my
mother was an Irish woman and both
were Professionals, the intensity Of
whose faith would have been described
by a large number OF their fellow
countrymen as sanguinary Protest.
antism. A large part Of my mothers
duties to me were discharged by an
Irish nurse. That nurse was a Roman
Catholic and she never put me to bed
without sprinkling me with holy water,
Il am a Home Ruler without making
any conditions that we were going to
be united or keep religion out Of pol
ltics. No nation can be called on to
make such conditions. II you believe
that we are going to cut one -another's
threats the moment We have home
rule. then reply that we have right
to cut one another's threats. Who has
a better right to. do it? The English
people are very glad to- get us to cut
other peoples throats for them, so
they have no right to object to orr
cutting our own,
THE only thing that properly pre-
vents an 1rishman from cutting an
other Irisfmans throat is the resis-
lance Of the other Irishn,an."
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the last survivor of the constitutional

the last survivor of the constitutional
convention held IS years ago. A con-
vert Of deep convictions to Holy
Mother Church in the early years Of
his manhood, he departed this life a
fervent Catholic, receiving the Holy
Sacramento frequently during his last
illness. He served one session in the
House and three in the Senate of the
in all capacities. He was noted for
his literary tastes and also had poeti-
cal talent of a high ORDER
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
On America.

On America.
The Muse, Disguised at an age and
Barren OF every glorious theme. -
In distant lands now waits a. better
Producing subjects worthy fame,
In happy climes, wherefrom the genial
And virgin earth such scenes ensure.
The force of art BY nature seems out
And fancied beauties by the true.
In happy climes, the seat of innocence,
Where nature guides and virtue
rules;
Where men shall not impose for truth
and sense - ~ 80, 3 4
The pedantry Of courts and schools.
There shall be sung another golden
age,
The rise Of empire and Of arts.
The good and great inspiring epic
rage, cos"
The wisest heads and noblest
hearts.
Not such as Europe breeds in her de-
cay
Such as she bred when fresh and
young, '
When heavenly flame did animate her
clay
by future poets shall be sung.
Westward the course of empire takes
its way,
The four first acts already past:
A nth shall close the drama with the
day
Times MODEST offering is the last
Bishop Berkeley.
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Friondships,.

FFS0noSnop8.
The purchase price of friend is to
be one. 49,
A friendship that does not cost
anything is not worth anything.
The reason we do not have more
friends is because we do not want
any more or do not know how to
make them. 49, -
You can spoil a possible friendship
by demanding too much for yourself
A friend who cannot bear kindly
criticism cannot bear any of friend
ships real responsibilities and priv
ileges.
Do you want to retain old friends?
Here are a few ways:
Keep your promises with them.
Share a few real troubles with
them. t...
Do not expect them to be perfect
any more than yourself.
If they belong to other political
parties, kindly pity their mistaken
ideas, and ask them to do the same
for you.
Write them q good letter once in a
while; Sunday afternoon is a good
time. =,
Keep list of their birthdays and
remember them.
If you have an automobile and your
friend hasn't any, give him ride
now and then.
Lend him money, If he needs it, on
condition that he does the same to
you. 1t is a false idea that true
friends cannot retain friendship. They
can borrow anything that can be re-
turned.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

When Lord B died a nerson mot
an old man who was one of his most
intimate friends. He was pale, con-
fused, awe-stricken. Every one was
trying to console him, but In vain.
Ills loss" he exclaimed, "does not at
1ect' me so much as his horrible in
gratitude. Would you believe ito Flo
died without leaving me anything in
his will. who have dined with him
at his own house three times week
for 80 years!"
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
CoLORED RACE
Archbishop ireland on Prsjudiees
Against Nssross.

Archbishop John ireland denounced
race prejudice as unchristian and
against the principles Of the Catholic
church and American citizenship, in
an address last Sunday night in st.
Charles Church. 18th avenue S. and
4th street. where for; week Rev.
John Dorsey, negro priest from
Montgomery, Ala. had conducted a
mission for colored people. Whites
and negroes were in the audience.
Rev. 8. L. Theobald. pastor of St Pc
ter Claver's colored church, st. Paul.
will preach for the colored population
of Minneapolis in st. Charles church.
alternate Sunday evenings. beginning
Dec. %. A man should be judged by
his character and not his color. said
the archbishop. He pointed out that
in the United States. the land Of DEM
ocracy; was to be found more OF race
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
PRnRATE Nor1cr

e PROBATE NOTICE.
sT r. T , 0P a;MslMI,NESoTA: COUNTY OF
In the matter of the estate Of August
Peterson. Decedent. 7 >'S>
n On RECEIVING and filing, the petition Of
Z. f.. Walierstedt Royal Swedish Vice
Consul, praying that letters of admin
lstration on said estate issue to said
1t Is Ordered, That said petition be
said matter appear before this Court on
MONDAY the 9Th day Of January, 1918,
at 10 a. M. at the Probate Court in the
Court House at Minneapolis in said Coun.
~ 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 notice
Of such hearing be given, by publishing
this order once in each week for three
hearing, in the Irish Standard. a news
paper printed in said County. and by
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

OF the piece is a love story. What
Irish play would be accepted as such
without a love theme of. primary in
terest? That most poetic spot, the
border Of wicklow and kildare, has
been chosen by the astute authors as
the place where the action of the
play takes place. And then there are
number Of Irish songs, written with
an idea Of fitness for the situations
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

mailing a copy OF this order to all the
heirs law Of said decedent when their
address is known or can be .ascertained1
by due diligence. at least fourteen dp
days before the date of said hearing, un-
less notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day OK
December, 1912.
BY the Court:
GEORGE Il. SMITH,
Judge of the Probate Court.
HARRY y. LCND.
Attorney for Petitioner
I015 n. Y. Life Bldg.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
MINIMUM WAGE
An Address by Rev. John A. Ryan
at the University.

On Friday evening, Dec. s, Father
Ryan of ST. Paul Seminary lectured
before the Minnesota Academy of So
cial Sciences at the State University
on a decent, living wage for all men:
"A normal and decent living for
every man or woman who works is
the purpose Of the minimum wage"
said Father Ryan in his speech. "Or-
4anization has not done this, eco
nomic forces alone will not do this.
charity should not; legislation can,
should and believe, will'
Average Wage Below $500.
Father Ryan gave statistics show
ing that although the minimum sum
necessary to support family in this
country was about $3.50. the average
wage for men was below 5000 and for
women less than half Of that.
Here is the root of child and ruin
GUS women labor. Here is the heart
of the social unrest
Workmen's compensation as it is
carried out in Wisconsin was the sub
jecr Of P. j. Watrous of the Wiscon :
sin Industrial commission before the
academy.
~ Matter Of Education.
Minnesota has much to learn of
her more advanced neighbour" he said.
wisconsin established an industrial
commission which was able to formu-
late a law satisfactory to both en-
ployers and employees. 1t was passed
almost Immediately by the legisla-
ture.
1T is mostly a matter of educa-
ton. Employers and labor both APP
peared before the commission and
stated their objections. They agreed
as soon as they came to understand
each other"
Employers Ready to Help.
D.. Draper Dayton Of Minneapolis,
in giving the employers side of the
minimum wage law, said: Il should
welcome just minimum wage law.
All honest employers would cooper
ate with any law which would enable
US to maintain higher standards in
competition with the cheap labor OF
our competitors.
I'm our establishment we already
have minimum wage and a grad
uated scale Of advancement"
Woman's Lot Hard.
Josephine Schain, woman lawyer OF
Minneapolis, spoke in the afternoon
on wages of women and children.
Although living wage for women
is between 50 and 81 a week, the
average is a bare S." she said. yet
society requires these girls and WON.
en- to keep straight on pain of tor.
rible penalty. the penalty Of being Gu,
of from their fellows like lepers.
The wonder is that the vast ma.
jority Of them are hish-minded an
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

geant-at-arms, Patrick OMalley; sem
tinel, Thomas Tierney; marshal, Mar
tin Mahony; chaplain, Rev. Father P.
Cunningham; standing committee, j.
E. Kenniff, John ORourke, Thomas
Nicholson, Thomas Nolan and E. Nc
Hugh. DR.. T. J. O'Leary was recon-
.ended to the state medical examiner
for the position Of division physician
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
IRISH STORIES
Told to Orphan Children by Mr.. Seu.
mas McManus.

At the Pence Auditorium last Sat-
urday afternoon Seumas McManus of
Donegal entertained all the orphans
of the city by telling stories about
the Irish fairies. 49,
Outside. dismal, sleety afternoon,
brought gloom along the street and
slusf lay heavy on the walks, but in
side the door the fair green hills oil
Ireland stretched away and a. man
with long arms and hair that Just
missed being red and an accent like
the sound of pouring out a dish of
good, rich buttermilk, waved to the
right OF him and to the left and
brought into imagination's sight the
tiny people of the fairy world His.
tory as it really was and not as stu
pid history books would have it, was
What he told about. He told the chill
dren why the bat does not come out
by daytime. why the wren is king OF
birds, why the fox in Ireland saws
how the Giants causcway really was
built. He told OF irish cottages nest
ling in the mountains, and of fairy
"hisperings about the caves by night,
OF tiny little old men wearing bright
green caps sitting by the roadsides,
and OF other fairies in the guise of
foxes, birds and dogs.
do 1 believe in fairies?" asked
seumas McManus when the talk was
over. You might as we'll ask me If
l am a real Irishman. 1 tell YOU I
know fairies. l am acquainted with
them. OF course. you couldn't have
fairies in Minneapolis. But they are
IN Ireland. There are many in Done
gall
Mere printed word never can con-
vey the music of the McManus accent.
Done Gail" with a heavy accent on
the gall" is his own name for his
birthplace and when he told the story
of how the ram" became the king
of birds. it was a long time before
many knew that it was the little wren
he meant. Like springs of silvery wa
ter In the green mountains Of the land
that he tells about, mysterious letters
with half the sound of e. or "y"
seem to Turk in between the other let
tiers, and when he speaks of coming
down from the mountains it is more
like ''deoun" than down" and the
first syllable Of "mountains' as he
says it, suggests to the mind the melt
ing dew before the rising sun.
Robert Emmett, children, was one
OF the greatest men Ireland ever had:
and there he is before you, and that's
his picture. and look at the fine hand
some man he was, and the English cut
his head off.
Daniel O'Connell was so eloquent
that his words were like honey, they
were so sweet, and here's a picture Of
an old Irish castle, and in one room
of that castle-it's in Galway-the
Queen Of the Fairies has her room.
Patrick Sarsfield was a great Irish
hero and when King William Of Eng
land and King James Of England met
on Irish soil and King James was
defeated. Patrick Sarsfield, who was a
great leader under King James, and
10000 fine Irishnen. went over to be-
come soldiers Of the king of France,
Wolfe Tone and. Michael Davitt and
Henry Grattan and typical Irish
piper and the beautiful Lakes Of XII
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prejudice than in other nations. The
universally of the Catholic church,
he declared, should be shown in its
mission to teach to all nations. all
peoples, of whatever color. He said
that the Catholic who discriminates
against his colored neizhbor because
of color is to that extent a poor Cath
oliS.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
so YOU want to marry INV daurh

so You want to marry my daugh-
tcr?"
Yes, SIR
Got any money saved up:"
"Yes, SIR
could You let me have $4,000 on
my unsecured note"
Il could. but l wouldn't
L guess you can take care Of her
all right. She's yours, my boy. and
here's a five-cent cigar"
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
SUPERIOR, WIS.

Division No. Z, A. o. H. OF this city,
has elected the following officers for
ensuing year: President, A. H. Fftz-
gerald; vice president, John Higgins;
recording secretary, p. j. McKeague:
60 financial secretary. w. E. Dougherty:
trsaslrsr Hanrice McGinnis; SER
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

larney and other Irish scenes were
shown. "And now" said Seumas Nc
Manus, Il am going to tell you another
fairy story
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psath Of Convert

Hon. Henry C. Waite died last week
at his farm home, near st. Cloud,
Mimi, So years old. Mr.. Waite was
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14
FIsKE O'HARA.
To Appear at the Metropolitan During
Christmas Week,

The Rose of Kildare" is the title
of the new Irish romantic play in
which Augustus Pitou. Jr., will pre-
sent Fiske O'Hara at the Metropolitan
Christmas week, opening Sunday, Dec.
The Irish standard., 1912-12-14

upright. None of them have fair,
square chance in the world"