davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
HE GIVES CREDIT TO MEMBERS
OF ALL cREEDS.

A bravely patriotic utterance was
that of President Francis X. McCabe
of De Paul university in a Washing.
ton day address in Chicago.
"A Catholic mariner, Columbus" he
said, Through Catholic queen, lisa
bella, on the advice of a Catholic
priest, discovered this country and
dedicated it to Christ. If blood must
flow to continue the nation founded
by Washington, the non-Catholic will
find the Catholic shoulder to shoulder
with him, and Catholic women nurs
ing the wounded"
1t is said that Washington would
have been removed from the com
mand of the Continental army but
for the steadfastness with which
Charles Carroll of Carrollton support
ed him. Carroll was Catholic. -Four
Philadelphia citizens-Delaney, Shay
and the Mics brothers, all Catholics
advanced to Robert Norris the
money with which he purchased food
for the starving troops at Valley
Forge.
What church of this land whose
history antedates the birth Of the re
public has not had vast influence in
making the republic possible? Not
one, surely. Bishop Asbury was the
first Protestant to formally declare
the church which he represented q
supporter Of the government in Its
every deed, and Methodism has been
no less religiously militant than pa
triotically SO since that day. The
followers of Knox and of Calvin and
of Luther-how they have made
themselves mighty bulwarks in the
defense Of the country!
shoulder to shoulder''-thati is how
the Catholic speaker at the De Paul
university Washington day celebration
put it, in speaking of the support OF
his churchmen and other religionists
in the governments cause. 1t has a
splendid ring. And, moreover, its
truth has been proved, times without
number.-Editorial in st. Joseph
(Mo) Gazette, February Is, 1915.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
srlNeY PEOPLE.

Can it be hasty judgment that par.
simony is necessarily privation? Per.
haps the generous little guess the de.
light 1t must be to the skin-flint to
reap an extra cent or, better yet, to
get something for nothing. People
don't do what they don't enjoy, incom-
prehensible to others as the enjoy
ment must be. One is led to think so
by the extremes to which the well-to.do
will go to get the best of bargain.
At grand opera season a number of
stylishly clad people, in full evening
dress, contrived to prevail upon some
one on the management to let them
into the opera house surreptitioasly by
means of a side door, through which
they entered the hall and took seats as
grand as life, thoroughly enjoying the
evening. not because Of the opera,
which probably bored them, but be-
cause of the supreme content Of steal
ing chance.
The father in a Mexican household
was known to be close, but NO one
guessed to what extent until q neigh
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
THE COMING OF THE PARAcLETE.

THE COMING OF THE PARAcLETE.
Noting the sorrow of the disciples at
anticipating their approaching parting
from their beloved Master, He, in His
benignant compassion, gave them the
comforting assurance that they were
not to be left alone. He wanted their
few remaining days of earthly life to-
gether to be sweetened by the antici-
patton of the perpetual abiding of the
Holy Spirit which would be given to
them after His departure. He wanted
their pain at His absence to be tenn
pered by their realizing the sweet
manifestation that was soon to be
theirs.
What a beautiful lesson of unselfish-
ness can be learned herein, and how
easy it is to apply it. How many pom
der as they ought upon the duty of
leaving home pleasantly, letting re-
main with those they part from ten
der, hallowing impression of good
things that will stay them through the
days pilgrimage. With such a mem
ory of the absent, people might be said
never to part for they are actually
living together in effect through low
ing recollection.
All of our daily practices can be the
means of eminent virtue and there is
hardly any practice that for virtuous
growth outranks the daily need of
family partings for differing duties,
leaving wake of cheer and encourage.
ment. We will be fondly remembered
by those we leave just in proportion
to the benefit we cause to those re.
naming behind us.
&C. H. X.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

the attacks made upon the actions and
character Of her brother, Sir Roger
Easement, by the Loyalist Press. Re-
viewing the family history, Mrs. New
man said that Sir Roger Easement
came by his sentiments and sym
pathies honestly and sincerely, that
his father was practically Fenian
in politics up to the time of his death
The attempt to brand Sir Roger Case
ment as Tory because Tory gov
eminent was in power when he en-
tered the consular service is another
deliberate attempt on the part of the
Tory press to defame Mr.. Easement
But what is more malicious than all
else was the printing of certain state
ments together with the name of Rog
er Easement name in nowise con.
nected with Sir Roger Easement This
occurred in connection with the pub
LEGATION Of the Ulster covenant, cir.
culated by Edward Carson. This at.
tempt at defamation was knowingly
done by the pro-British press because
the matter was called to their atten.
tion. Letters were written, directed
to the publishers Of the papers stat
ing the facts, but the letters were
suppressed. The publishers had Meth
er the manhood nor the decency to
rectify the injustice. In her letter,
Mrs. Newman states that she was new
er more proud of her brother than
she is at the present time, that the
spies follow her in Dublin calling
her pro-German. She is proud of the
courage of her brother, who has the
manhood to stand out against the
taunts of the government in face of
the means that are used to defame and
destroy him.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
you assist a poor man with the price
of loaf of bread?"

you assist poor man with the price
of loaf of bread?"
"Now, tell me straight, are you can.
wasting in the bakers or in the publ.
cans INTEREST,""
Il assure you, sir, have never put
an intoxicant to my lips in my life.'
"Oh! l am past master Of that
trick myself. have often put down
a pint of Guinness without once
touching my lips with the invigorat.
ing fluid. However, as you have not
the slightest symptoms of the disease
common to your profession, I'll take
your word, and you will take this
shilling" 81
The tramp bowed like practiced
courtier.
1T is amazing to reflect how a man
like you can allow himself to descend
the social ladder to the bottom rung.
You appear to be strong, clean and
active, physically and mentally. Is
there no work for your head and hands
In this vast country"
WELL" replied the tramp, II don't
mind telling you that am at present
emulating Goldsmith's heroine. 4
have this bank book to show that l
have five hundred pounds to my cred.
it!' at the same time affording ocu.
lar demonstration of his bona fides."
you are, without doubt, a cool,
calculating fraud. What do you pur.
pose doing with this large sum of
money you have acquired by false
pretenses?"
Permit me to- emplain," said the
tramp in low voice. Il have as
sumed this disguise and have accumu.
lated the money honestly and truth.
fully in my spare time. l have sui.
fered hunger and thirst and fatigue
daily that might keep faith with the
charitably disposed public and gain
my legitimate object, and all my own
savings, seventy pounds, are included
III tAot S6OVV. WudL I'LL SOAuS u
do with it? That's the rub. I'll tell
you. l am going to give it to Father
John O'Reilly to help build his new
church in Wynberg. When l pause
and think of the Catholic priesthood
and the sacrifices they have made and
are making for the glory of God; a
body of highly-educated gentlemen,
sacrificing their salaries, homes, ETC.,
to become our good shepherds, may
God bless them and God save the
country that produces them"
l took off my hat to that tramp
and gave him three hearty cheers.
you'll receive golden crown in
heaven" exclaimed, meanwhile &C
cept this silver one for the good
ause."-Irish Messenger of the Sa-
cred Heart.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
THE BEST SEASON.

And so spring has fairly and square
ly arrived at last, with all its bag and
baggage Of garden digging, roller
skates, house cleaning, wedding an
nouncements, baseball playing, carpen
ter's hammering, school graduation
forecastings, flower trimmed hats
chirping birds and small children TAX
en- out.
And If there is any region in the
world that thinks it has q spring that
can excel Minnesota spring let it
come forward at once and learn what
the genuine thing really is. Who could
want anything in the form of weather
more glorious and good?
&C. H. X.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
STRANGE BUT TRUE STORY.

The most extraordinary tramp that
ever bumped up against an innocent
taxpayer accosted me last week. l
shall endeavor to portray the outer,
and he himself will disclose the inner
man. A jury of twelve and q bench
of three would probably fail to even
approximately name his age. He
might be anything between twenty
and sixty years. When he spoke of
his hopes in glowing language, and
his determination to overcome almost
insurmountable obstacles, he looked
sixty. When he discoursed on dis
appointments, rebuffs, poverty and
pain, he frightened up with boyish
enthusiasm and looked twenty. His
coat. originally black, had assumed
the color associated with the immor-
tai shamrock. His neither garments
were patched and stitched and baggy.
His boots were down at heel and sole;
they were, no doubt, bestowed by
some philanthropist who had dis.
carded them and whose feet were
two sizes smaller than those of the
recipient, a piece being carefully cut
from each upper at the point to give
the tramp's two great toes "elbow
ROOM" Even the socks the tramp
wore indicated the poverty Of the
man for a huuo <oo ~nn .... ..a.aS,>
His headgear was a tattered old cap.
He wore no collar and the frayed, but
clean shirtband was open at the neck.
What struck one forcibly was the scru.
pulous cleanliness of the tramp's
ragged habiliments.
His salutation was the ordinary
hackneyed one Of the ubiquitous bum.
mer: Good afternoon. cir. Could
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

Dor related that of evenings he used to
make all of his family keep the house
dark so that he might be clad i'm his
underwear to save the use of his outer
clothes.
In the same region lived an Ameri-
can who, while standing near a river
bank lost his footing and fell into the
water. A young Mexican near by
quickly jumped into the water and
pulled him out. The American got
! only short ducking but he realized
that it might have been a long one but
for the timely aid. He felt that he
must make some return to the deliv.
erer of his life. Soaked as were his
clothes, nothing had been lost out of
his pockets. So he delved into the
pocket where he kept his money and
he muniticently handed his rescuer one
quarter. Humorists might have said
that that was all his life was worth.
A sea island was so frequently wash
ed with storms that no one lived on it
except wrecker and his wife, who
grew to be millionaires through their
reckless calling. It was said that
their house was built of mahogany
wood and that their place was well
supplied with provisions and stock. A
man touring in their neighborhood
stopped at their home one day and be.
Ing hungry and quite far from the
nearest place for getting meal, asked
them to have the kindness to give him
glass of milk. The millionaires had
the milk brought very readily and
when he got it swallowed they charged
him twenty-five cents for it.
But perhaps these instances were
lavish, compared to the inspiration of
Scotch dentist who sent the family
washerwoman, for whom he had done
some dental work, a bill somewhat re.
duced from his regular rates, for a
Christmas present. What pleasure it
must have occasioned her to get such
gift. What delightful memories it
must have evoked, what gratifying
sense of freedom from sordid obliga-
tions at the festive season.
The niggardly must get joy out of
life all their own, which the unsophis-
ticated, generous little guess. At least
it is advisable to hope that they enjoy
what they do, because nobody else
does. &C. H. X.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

King George of England and the
Gear of Russia are endeavoring to or
ganize the prohibition forces in their
respective countries. Since North
Carolina and South Carolina have
gone dry we can revise the old ques'
tion to read in an up-to-date fashion
as the King of England said to the
Gear of Russia: cts a long time be.
tween drinks"
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
WHY CHURCH CONDEMNS GRE
NATION,

For several reasons. Some are be-
cause 1t offends our Christian in
stincts, for we are taught to regard
death as sleep; the dead sleep in
Christ, for they will rise again; they
are laid to rest in peace, and the idea
of the rest which they enjoy is op-
posed to cremation. Again, as Chris
tians we have high esteem for the
soul, which partakes of the divine
nature, and consequently, for the
body, which is the servant of the soul.
Only those who are lost to all sense
of the dignity of human nature can
desire cremation for themselves, says
The Western Catholic.
The Catholic church condemns Gre
nation partly on practical grounds
and partly on certain broad, general
principles; and Of these latter not the
least important is the fact that in it's
origin cremation was associated in
the minds of the majority-and still
u.s., by many of its chief supporters
with the denial of belief in a future
life. 1t is interesting to note that
high Jewish authorities reprobate the
practice on precisely similar grounds.
In Bavaria the propaganda of crema-
ton by extreme Socialists and others
has lately become so insistent that
even Catholics were In danger of be-
ing carried away with the movement;
and the Bavarian Episcopate deemed
y advisable to issue an explicit state.
ment of the Catholic attitude on the
question. The opposition of the Ba-
varian bishops to the practice has
been strongly seconded by the chief
rabbi, DR.. M. Lerner, who wrote as
follows:
mot less reprehensible than the
ancient heather practice of burning
the body, that sign of idolatrous error,
is the modern practice of incinera.
ton. which constitutes public dem.
onstration on the part Of atheism and
monism against religion.
Cremation, therefore, which under.
mines the faith in the resurrection
and Immortality, is no indication OF
any progress upon which modern cul
ture may pride itself, but retrogres
sion into barbarian impiety and a re
turn to pagan brutality"
And the reasons given by the chief
rabbi for Jewish opposition to the
practice are practically on all tours
with the Catholic attitude.
1t is transgression of the Divine
commandment ordaining the consign
ing of the body to the earth; it is q
dissertation of the mortal remains; II
is refusal of that reparation for sin
which Is said to be connected with the
dissolution of the human body in the
earth and thus of its conversion into
the dust from which it came; and
lastly it is public denial of belief
In God and of final judgment.-B. C.
Western Catholic"
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
THE EFFECT OF DIVORCES.

Henry Bordeaux, the noted French
author, in commenting upon the ef
feet Of divorces and analysing its
baneful effect upon society, makes
some very caustfc comments upon the
manner in which many persons look
upon the marriage bonds, knowing
that there is an easy avenue of es-
cape, an avenue which flippant and
unchristian public opinion has made
popular. The loss of the religious
character of marriage is to blame for
1t all. The idea of marriage has
changed among those whom give it no
religious significance and to this
source entirely is traced the cause of
many divorces, and the lack of serious
ness on the part of those who sub
stitute the pleasure marriage for the
duty marriage.
In his analysis of the effect of d.
vorce Mr. Bordeux says:
"1n the first month of marriage, even
when the deepest love is present pa
thence Is often necessary. People
used to be patient in the days of in.
dissoluble marriage. Today they will
not tolerate the slightest provocation
At the least quarrel they appeal for
divorce. The prospect of remarriage
plays too real part in these ruptures
Divorce, then, insinuates itself as q
corrupting element in married life
and even in life before marriage
People think of it when they marry
and ascribe less Importance to union
which can be broken. Statistics tell
us, again, that the households of not
even years existence are those
among which divorce makes proper
tionately the most progress. The
young people will not submit to even
a year of patience and of mutual con.
cessions before declaring their com
mon life impossible. But social sys
tenn cannot be sustained on pity for
such unfortunate individuals. Mar.
riage Is the keynote of the family
arch. That is why it's character is OF
so much Importance in any social
system.
"The adversaries of the family pre-
tend that human beings are their own
masters. But to say that human be.
ings are their own masters is really to
say nothing at all; or else 1t means
4 the suppression of every form OF
agreement.
1T is the doctrine of individualism
which inspires the partisans of di.
gsSvorce. They consider only the hap.
pfness Of the husband and wife, and
substitute the pleasure.marriage for
the duty marriage"
n. Bordeaux insists that the motive
Idea Of marriage has altered since the
day when 1t lost its religious char.
sActer to become simple civil con-
tract. "The consequences have been
fatal. Indissoluble marriage is neces-
Try for the normal upbringing of the
child; It only allows the child com.
plete moral development"
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

What is a crime in Dublin is look
ed upon as legitimate business in Bel
fast. An example Is furnished in the
Southern police court in Dublin, when
the firm of John Lawler & Son was
fined 1870 pounds ($65O) under the
Defense of the Realm Act for keeping
arms in their shop for sale, while in
Belfast the dealers are allowed to car.
ry on thriving business in the sale
of arms and ammunition. Thus the
Ulster Orangemen are allowed to sup.
ply themselves with the desired equip.
ment, while the remaining portions
of Ireland are intended to be left un-
armed and unprotected. This situa.
ton will have particular significance
at the close Of the war.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
N OTIC e.

TO Subscribers, Friends and Patrons.
The IRISH STANDARD and the
KASOTA TYPESETTING co. have
moved to new quarters in the Mer-
chants and Jobbers' Exchange Bldg,
corner First Ave. No. and Fifth St.
We will be pleased to meet and greet
our friends at the new address.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
The POPULAR GIRL.

The popular girl is not aggressive
and does not wish to contradict and
argue. She does not cause pain by a.
foolish or unguarded use of her tongue.
If you invite her anywhere she pays
you the compliment of looking her
best.
She makes the world a pleasant
place for other people to dwell in by
being pleasant herself.
She does not want to take the front
OF the stage. Though if she has to do
SO. she manages to take it prettily and
without giving offense.
She has equally nice manners for
all. and a touch of Difference for age
and experience.
She Is never bored; not because she
does not meet with gray days, but
because she has sunshine in her heart.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
RECRUITING FIGURES.

The London Times. has taken issue
with Redmond on his recruiting fig
ures and has criticized the results of
the recruiting campaign in Ireland.
The London Times bemoans the fact
that recruiting is particularly bad in
Ireland, despite the efforts that Sir
Edward Carson and John Redmond
have made to promote it. In a recent
speech the leader of the Irish parlia-
mentary party declared that there
were 100000 Irish in the British army.
The London Times, however, made
neither mention nor comment upon
these figures, but stated that Mr.. Red
mond claimed something like 100000
Irish from Ireland in the army and
that recruiting was going on at the
rate of 1000 month. The editorial
in the London Times points out how
valuable it would be toward the re-
cruiting campaign ii Mr.. Redmond and
Sir Edward Carson would make joint
appeal to the Irish to enlist in the
army. We are now to choose between
the glorious accounts of Ireland's SYM
pathy with England and Ireland's
sympathy with the Belgians, state
ments credited to John Redmond, or
the statements credited to the London
Times. Up to six weeks ago the
province of Ulster contributed approx.
mately 10000 recruits out of popula-
ton OF 100000. These figures, COM
ments the London Times, are far more
favorable to Sir Edward Carson than
they are to Mr.. Redmond. From the
commentary of the London Times it is
very easy to trace the complexion
which even at this early date is to
be given to the significance of the
Unionist party in Ireland and the argu.
ments that will prevail against home
rule at the close of the war, as well as
the manner of answering the demands
made by the Irish people for self-gov.
eminent, when England thinks that
the time is ripe. either to dismiss
further discussion of the home rule
bill or to answer the Irish in the
terms of the figures given by Sir Ed
ward Carson. In any event it can be
plainly seen that the arguments
against the operation of the home
rule bill are already in course OF
preparation and, to use the common
expression, the London Times "let the
| cat out of the bag"
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

This year large Indian congress
WILL be held in honor of the 18th an
niversary of the coming of the ia
nous Indian missionary, Father De
smet' among the Sioux. The cele-
oratfon will take place on the exact
spot where the famous BLACK robe''
Daptised so many Yankton Indians.
namely. near Greenwood, 8. D., from
July 30 to Aug. /, 1915.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
DOES WAR CONCERN womEnq

DOES WAR CONCERN WOMEN?
1t is estimated that the European
war in its first four months has killed
more than a million men.
It has brought untold suffering to-
women and children.
1t has destroyed the strongest and
bravest men, those most fit to be the
fathers of the next generation.
In consequence of the war, multi
tudes of girls will never have a chance.
to marry, and multitudes of widows
will be left with fatherless children.
The baleful shadow of the war in
Europe has stretched even to the
United States and other neutral coun-
tries, raising the cost of living, par
alyzing many industries, making fac
tories shut down, bringing poverty and
unemployment.
In all the countries at war, women
are now carrying the burden of mems
work added to their own.
For century to come women as.
well as men will be crushed under
heavy taxes to pay the war debts.
No woman was consulted as to
whether there should be war.
The European war came out of a.
clear sky. So did our last little fight
with Mexico. At any moment, some
unexpected turn of the political game.
may plunge this country into war.
Women hate war. A government
responsible to women, as well as men.
would be far less likely to go to war
without real necessity, says the Wo-
mans Journal.
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01

Summary Qmpon eecng labor and social service occurring
the religious atenal unionst industrial legislative and administrative
fields will Christian order
Of society and promote industrial and prosperity,
The Irish standard., 1915-05-01
pEFAM,hc EASEMENT.

s;s Mr.. Agnes Newman, sister of Sir
Roger5 Easement, sent q spirited re.
~ to the Derry Journal, answering