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The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
SIR HORACE PLUNkETT
OPPOSES HOME RULE PLAN

Qrish Press and News Scrvcc.)
London. July Is. 1916-Sir Horace
Plunkett, Unonist. the most popular
man Of his party in Ireland. because
OF his interest in the agrarian prob
lens, opposes Sir Edward Carson and
John Redmond and says that the Irish
people of all classes will suffer from
the proposed compromise and that the
proposal, without consulting the Irish
electorate, will arouse such opposition
throughout the country and that tens
of thousands of moderate men will
surely join the Sim Fein revolution
lists. He adds that the revolution
proves that the parliamentary men,
bers do not represent the people and
they are afraid of a popular election.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
MORE PROSECUTIONS OF CHRIS.
TlANS REPORTED IN SYRIA.

News of the most alarming kind
has been received from Syria con-
cerniIy the situation of the Catholics
of the East. The Maronite Patriarch
Monsignor floyick, has been arrested
by the Turkish authorities. His "di-
van. or council. has been dissolved
his Bishops, secretaries and servants
have been imprisoned or dispersed by
force. Alone, but for his secretary,
Monsignor Sakr, and a domestic, the
Bishop was dragged from his resi-
dence at New Canonbin to Alley. where
he was brought before a court-martial.
Seven Bishops, amongst them Monsig-
nor Basbous, Archbishop of Sdon,
have been deported to Damascus.
More than forty mitred abbots, sll-
periors Of communities dignitaries and
simple priests and monks have also
been arrested and removed to Damas.
Gus. The Turks claim to have found
compromising papers in the archives
Of the French consulate at Beyrouth
Fears are entertained on behalf of the
religious communities and the Chris
t,ans who still remain in Jerusalem
for rhmors OF a general massacre are
current.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
oc;lATCR O'GORMAN URGES
PRESIDENT TO RElNSTATE
N. Y. NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
Believe Politics Was Responsible for
Their Removal.

President Wilson was urged by SEN
ator OGorman last week to order
the reinstatement of Colonel Louis d.
Conlcy and Lieutenant Colonel John
j. Phelan of the SiXty-ninth New York
infantry, ordered mustered out by Ma
jor General Wood for physical dis
ability
Senator O'Gorman told the presi-
dent the doctors who examined Col
onel Conley differed on his condition,
and because Of the doubt he believed
the president would be justified in or
dcring Colonel Conley's reinstate.
ment. The senator said apparently
there was more justification for the
mastering out of Lieutenant Colonel
Phelan. but he also urged his rein.
statement. Secretary of War Baker
has already ordered an investigation
OF the cases.
PENAL SERvlTURE FOR LIFE.
(lrish Press and News Service.)
Belfast. Ireland. July |. 1916-An
official statement issued from the mil
itary headquarters on 22d inst. an
nounces the following further results
OF trials by general court-martial.
Private Henry Joseph Wyatt, Fifth
Royal Irish lancers. was tried OH the
18th and l4th insts. He was found
guilty of manslaughter (of Robert
Glaister engine room artifcer, r. ny
and sentenced to five years penal
servitude. which was confirmed by
the general officer commanding-in-
chief
David Kent was tried OH the 14th
and 18th insts. He was found guilty
of murder (of Head Constable Rowe,
R. l. c. Fermoy and of aiding and
abetting in the recent rebellion and
was sentenced to death with strong
Recommendation to mercy on account
Of his previous good character. The
general officer commanding-in-chie
confirmed this court-martial but com.
muted the sentence to one of five
years penal servitude.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
DUBLIN PAYS
HOMAGE TO
THE DEAD
MASSES BEING HELD IN DUBLIN
FOR PATRIOTS.

Dublin, June 26. Masses for the
soldiers of Irish freedom who were
killed in the Battle Of Dublin, were
celebrated in the Church of st. Mary
of Angels, Church Street.
The 10:30 O'Clock Mass was celebrat-
ed by the Rev. Father Albert, O. S.
F. c., for the repose of the souls OF
Peter Paul Manning, Philip Walsh,
and Sean Bernard Howard, all of
whom died on April 30 from wounds
received in the Church Street district.
The II o'clock Mass was celebrated
also by Father Albert, for the repose
of the soul of Cornelius Colbert, who
was shot after sentence of court-mar.
tial.
The 1880 o'clock Mass was cele-
brated for the repose of the souls of
Sean Connolly. who was shot in the at
tack on Dublin Castle; Thomas Allen
who received fatal wounds at the Four
Courts, and ]. Anthony Keogh, who
was shot at Bolands'. A large mum.
ber OF the relatives were present, and
there were crowded congregations.
After each of the Masses the Very
Rev. Father Augustine, O. S. f. c.,
ascended the pulpit and briefly ad-
dressed the congregation. He earnest
ly appealed to them not to make any
demonstrations whatsoever outside
the church. He asked them not to un,
furl any flags. They could keep the
flag of Faith and Hope and Prayer un-
furled on the throne of their hearts,
He asked them not to form any pro-
cessions. In the name of God. and in
the name of Ireland. he asked them to
go home peacefully and calmly and
even reverentially in memory of their
dear dead.
The relatives of the dead insurgents
were the objects OF many manifesto.
tions Of sympathy.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22

1t was reported in Philadelphia pa.
pers last week that Right Rev. John
j. McCort, auxiliary bishop Of the Phil,
adelphia archdiocese. had been chosen
to succeed the late DIR. Conaty as
bishop of Los Angeles. Cal. Bishop
McC0rt is we'll known in the eastern
part OF the United States as Il scholar
and writer He was born in Phila-
delphia in 1860 and was educated at
LaSalle college and ST. Charles Theo.
logical seminary. In 1883 he was or
dained to the priesthood and in 1912
was appointed auxiliary bishop
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
A PRIESTS ADVICE TO PRIEST

- VnIIoI . ADViSC W FHI6S ..
First-Assist the Catholic paper
with your mental labor. Write down
the most important news items of your
parish and send them to your paper as
soon as possible.
Second-Preach often of the danger
of a Goddess press: encourage and
praise the benefits of Catholic litera-
ture. We all know that bad, immoral
books and papers are a great danger
to our Catholic people and thousands
of souls have been lost by the reading
of intidel and immoral literature.
Third-keep only Catholic newspa-
pers on your desk and read them care
fully.
Fourth-At your pastoral visit take
look at the books in your parishion
er's home and give your people advice
and counsel, wherever it is needed,
without hesitation.
Fifth-Whenever you travel or visit
friend. show your zeal for Catholic
books and papers by encouraging all
recent Catholic literature.
Sixth-Eielp the Catholic papers by
getting great many advertisements
In their columns: (aI BY buying from
those firms that advertise in our pa
per: 90 by encouraging those mer-
chants to continue their advertise.
ments whenever you send them a
check.
Wherever you go spread
the apostolatc of the Catholic press.
All great men of our Holy Church
have been stalnch friends of the
Modern Missionary.
Eighth - If your Catholic paper
makes mistake. do not rcbuke it
publicly. nor try to helittle it's infl,l.
encc by attacking ii viciously. but send
a polite statement to the editor and
he will surely correct tho matter.
Ninth - On special occasions, en-
courage the editorial staff by sending
them a letter Of congratuIation with
your annual subscription. None of
cur Catholic editors are getting rich
in the hard field of Journalism. Let
us appreciate their noble work i'm the
service OF God and our holy Church.
Tenth - Remember the Catholic
Press has hard struggle for exist
ence in these days of yellow Journal
ism. Our Catholic papers should
have the hearty cooperation of priests
and laymen. n.-rhe Tablet.
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22
NO DEARTH OF CATHOLIC CHAP
LAiNs ON BORDER.

There will be no lack OF Catholic
chaplains with the state troops on the
Texas border. A large proportion OF
the soldier boys are Catholics. and IL
is only to be expected that thele e
should be several Catholic chaplains
with them. The first in the field was
Very Rev. ]. M. Kirwin. vicar general
The Irish standard., 1916-07-22

this war they will regard it as a first
sacred obligation to affect a solution
OF the question of National Self-Gov-
ernment upon lines that will unite the
Irish Nation instead of upon lines that
VIII poison and divide her with wicked
and eternal enmities.
Let this give us guarantee of that
KIND; let them spend the next few
months in blotting out recent bitter
memories, by wholesale amnesty
by the abolition of the Military Die
tatorship.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
To Calculate CONGRESSES,

To determine the years covered by a
given congress double the number OF
the congress and add the product to
1850. The result will be the year in
which the congress closed. Take. for
example. the Thirty-fifth congress.
Doubling it gives us seventy: add 1889
and we have 1859. the year in which,
on March i. the Thirty-fifth congress
closed. TO find the number of a con.
gresS sitting in any year subtract 1850
from the year. II the result is an even
number half that number will give the
congress of which the year in question
saw the close. If the result is an odd
number add M and half the result
will give the congress in which the
year in question vas the first year.
Take. again. the congress sitting in
1858. Subtract 1889 from 1858 and the
result is sixty-nine. Add one, making
seventy. and divide by two, showing
that the Thirty-tirst congress was hold
ing its first regular session in that
year. The year 1889 is the basic num-
her. because that was the year in
which the First congress under the
constitution, convened Philadelphia
Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
P%ORTUGAL's HOMER.
Camoens, Who Wrote 1.-The Lusiad,"
Died In Affect Poverty.

"'Thc l.usiuu' is one Of the nobleSt
records cvcr written of national glory
and success.
tamoenS, its gifted author. dcterlnin-
ed to do for Portugal what Homer had
one for Greece. The great poem was
written in the sixteenth century. which
has been called the heroic age of Por-
tugal. and its main feature is the
rounding Of the Cape of Good Hope by
NaSco da CANA. while Il most interest
ing episode is the browning after death
of Inez tie Castro as queen Of Portugal.
''Thc l.usiad" took its name from
LllSiUS, who was said to have founded
Lisbon. Its author was born about
1870. and his career. which began bril-
liantly. was blightcd 10y the death Of =:
broken heart of the lady of his love,
for whose sake he was banishcd from
the land.
Camoens wrote ''Thc Lusiad' in his
Punishment and was recalled in 1911,
losing on the way all his property ex-
cept his poem. Pcnsioned at first by
the king. this great epic poet of Portr,-
gal died in great poverty and misery
in 1870, when his patron was also
dead.
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DUMBEST OF ALL ANIMALS.
This Creature Sits on Its Mouth Dur
ina Its Entire Lifetime.

What would YOU think of an animal
who sat on his mouth: You would
guess he didn't know very much,
wouldn't you: Neither he does. You
could call him the dumbest Of dumb
animals. In fact. he's so very dumb
thar most people don't know he's an
animal at all. He's the sponge.
No, not the sponge You are acuuaint-
ed with-not the bathroom kind. That's
just his skeleton, The sponge were
talking about is the one that lives III
the bottom of the sea, where he sits all
day on his mouth.
In the beginning he's an egg, which
splits all up in many cells and then
Swims around for Il day or two. Then
there comes a dent in one side-tIlat's
his mouth. soon the sponge stops
swimming and sinks to the bottom.
mouth downward. There he eats and
eats until sometimes he gets to be
! three feet tall and as thick as he is
tall.
He's covered with a jellylikc flesh.
When sponge fishermen hunt him to
| Sponyes from the bottom Of the sea
with long handled forks. Then they
put them on the shore to dry. After
days the iellylike flesh drops off and
the fishermen tramp the spongrs with
their feet. Then they are considered
clean enough to sell. We really get
the homes Of the sponge, that's ALL
Exchange.
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the portion of the United States west
of the Mississippi river.
In turn the activities of the kaiser in
Africa have clashed also with the
colonial designs of Great Britain.
Great Britain, with control over
Egypt and the country about the
southern point of Africa extending
northward, is broken in its continuity
in a serious way only by the posses
slons OF Germany on the east coast.
There is a wondrous difference in
the methods OF colonization between
these three countries. 1t is said.
when the English occupy a country
the first thing they build is a custom
house, the Germans a barracks and
the French a railway
AS a result of II clash between the
French and the Germans the latter
have taken a good bite out of the rich
Moroccan country in the northwestern
corner of Africa. They have hagglcd
much and crossed each others II
pose often before Germany managed
to secure what foothold she has in the
dark continent. She has gained every
inch of African territory at the ex-
pense Of friction.
lie us consider what may possibly
occur in repartition of the territory NJ
ready held in the great southern CONT
nent.
Possibly enough has been indicated
of the possibilities as between France
and Germany. Should France be vic
torious she would almost certainly de-
mand the restoration OF the piece of
Morocco which was taken from her
1t would seem likely that the portion
of German territory farther south or
he west coast known as New Kane
run. already in the hands of the allies.
might also he taken in addition to Al
Sace-Lorraine.
Friction With England.
On the other side of the continent ~,
the eastern shore. Germany has infer
posed herself between England and the
realization of Cecil Rhodes dream of
an ''all red" railway from the Cape to
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banded into Il third empire. an empire
over sea. She has had her revenge TO.
the loss of Alsacc-I.orrainc by fore
stalling Teutonic colonial ambition in
every quarter OF the globe. In China.
Australasia. Equatorial and in Morocco
the advance of the German v%orlopers
has been halted by the harsh "Qui
vive?" OF the French vedettes. = : 81
Her sphere OF influence extended over
~ per cent of the land area and ~ per
cent of the population OF Africa
Extent Of the French Empire.
The French empire in the northern
part of Africa alone is in length as far
as from Buffalo to San Francisco and
in depth as far as from Milwaukee to
the City of Mexico. In the acquire
ment of this she has been often at
odds with the kaiser. whose posses
sions in Africa are nearly as large as
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24

shall guide me-" Instinctivcly he rec
ogn1Zed in Philip the needed guide.
The evangelist had all the earmarks of
a religious leader, and "hc hesouyht
Philip to come up and sit with him"
Philip found that the Ethiopian was
reading the S%cptuagint (GreekD version
OF the prophecy in that wonderful por-
ton which refers to the fate of the
suffering servant of Jehovah. There
have been many interpretations as to
the original meaning Of the passage,
put Philip did not hesitate t." apply its
words to the Messiah whom he pro
claimed. Nor have Christian cvanycl.
lists been slow to follow his example.
The figure OF the "slecp" being led
ITO the slaughter" and the "lamb dumb
before his shearer' would be connect
ed with the nonresistancc of Jesus ot
the time OF his trial. "In his humilia-
ion before PLATE and the Jews Ibis
Judgment was taken away" or Justice
was denied him. What words are suf-
flclent to declare the W~ickcdness of
ms generation: 70 his life is taken,'
referring once more to his murder. The
question of the cunuch was natural.
Verses 36-4O.-A gentle convert,
Ihlllp was Il man of broad vision, as
MS ministry to the Sanaritans had
shown. But now he was about to take
Il step even more momentous, for aft
or he had preached Christ with all the
carnestneSS OF which he was Gamble
this gentle Ethiopian felt his heart
moved, and when the appearance of Il
pool by the road offered the y
tunity he asked. What doth hinder
me to be %baptized:" He had already
entered the ranks of Judaism by such
a symbolic washing. and he felt that
this step should accompany his on
trance into the new faith. In the older
version there is inserted Il verse in
which, at the demand of Philip. the
eunuch is represented as making one
of the earliest forms of baptismal
avowals, Il believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of God" The verse is omitted
from the revised version because it
is known not to have been a part of
the original manuscript. But it was
added ut an early date. Philip felt the
leading of the Spirit in the whole af-
fair and was not averse to administer
ing the rite to his convert.
Together 'they went down into the
water" and there the first gentle
was baptized in the name OF Jesus.
Probably the baptism was by INNER
sion, but there was no fixed form for
the rite, as is shown 10y The Teaching
of the Twelve" Il Christian document
dating from the earliest Christian COM
munity, in which all forms of baptism
are sanctioned. AS o 0 as the convert
had been baptized the incident was
closed, for we are told that ''the Spirit
of the Lord caught away Philip"
meaning that he was prompted by the
Spirit to depart abruptly for Azotus,
the ancient Ashdod. 1t was about
twenty miles from GAIA. And he pro-
ceeded to evangelize thoroughly 'all
tho cities" in that region till he came
to Caesarea."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-24
FERTILE ALASKA.
Uncle Sans Big North Farm and Its
Great Possibilities.


Alaska is an unknown world as TO
It's farming resources. ! stood ON the
hills near Fairbanks and looked over a
million or SO of acres of tilluble soil in
the Tanana valley. The whole terri
tory is said TO have 5O.OUO,OO o acres Of
possible farm lands. and the .Aleutian
islands will feed thousands of cattle.
Here and there l visited the home
stcaders. and l stopped for some time
at all of Uncle Sans experimental
farms. Upon one of them the grain
which stood in the fields reached to
the height of my head. and l saw
them growing oats, barley and hay and
even alfalfa. | saw potato patches
that were yielding four tons to the
acre and one potato field. which. | was
told. had Il crop in the ground that
will sell for 100000.
Another surprise was the wild Der
rieS that grow all over Alaska and
another the wild flowers that make the
sides OF the hills and the lower slopes
OF the mountain blazeS of color. I
found plenty of grass everywhere. and
in places the weeds were as high as
my head. saw fat stock on the
h"lncsleads of the 'Tanana valley and
visited dairie> which were supplying
butter and milk t" the towns and mill
ing camps near by. The .Alcutian is
lands have a climate milder than
Scotland. and on the island of Kodiak.
which is a. big as Porto Rico. they
are now raising Galloway cattle and
Herald.
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to make their last stand. After this
engagement the Germans and their
native supporters retreated steadily
across the Spanish frontier.
The taking of the Kamerun leaves
German East Africa as the only re-
naming German possession in Africa.
At the beginning Of the war the Ger
mans held German Southwest Africa,
a great tract lying on the Atlantic
north Of the Union of South Africa;
Togoland. a smaller territory between
the Gold Coast and Dahomey, and Ger
man East Africa. Togoland was con
quered easily. German Southwest At
RIGA fell before the forces of the Union
of South Africa under Premier Botha,
the time Boer general, after u long
and arduous campaign.
German East Africa Remains.
No effective expedition has yet been
sen against German East Africa.
Minor attempts by the British to enter
this colony have been repulsed, and at
last accounts German forces from the
colony We're just across the border in
British East Africa. A proposed eXpe-
dition from the Union of South Africa
for the subjugation Of this last remain
Ing German colony apparently has been
interrupted by the sending o. the South
African forces north for the protection
Of Egypt against the reported Turko-
German drive.
The fact that there is no end Of the
War in sight as yet leaves much to
speculation as the ina disposition Of
the colonial claims in Africa of Ger
many, France and Great Britain.
e. Alexander Powell says in his re-
rent work, '"The Last Frontier:'
"We have witnessed one of the most
remarkable episodes in the history of
the world. In less than Il generation
we have seen the French dream of an
African empire stretching without i'll
terruption from the Mediterranean to
the Kongo Literally fulfilled. s. s. * In
the twoscore years that have elapsed
since France aimee terrible her neglect
Cd and scattered colonies have been ex-
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

Philip and the Ethiopian (.Acts viii.
2G-4O,. Golden Text. JnderstandeSt
thou what thou 1eadest: l.Acts viii, 3O.y
Verses 2G-29.-The leading spirit.
"God moves in q mysterious way his
wonders to PERFORM In the midst or
this success Philip was called to an
entirely different service. While needy
Samaria was clamoring for the gospel
and the Holy Spirit was taking pos
session Of half heather lives Cod
pointed Philip in the most unlikely di-
rection in Palestine. and he went With
out a murmur. The story of his cXue-
rience with the Ethiopian is Il marvel
Gus testimony to the unuueStlonlIS
way in which Christians followed the
promptings Of the Holy Spirit i'll those
days. Luke tells the story just as 1t
was given him 10y Philip. The mes
sage to arise and go toward the
south came suddenly. The road
from Jerusalem unto GAIA lay IN
the southwest of Palestine, near the
sea. 1t was a challenge to the sue
cessful evangclist's faith and obedl-
ence. for he was called upon to leave
a region in the throes of Il revival to
enter desert country. But "he arose
and WENT without hesitation. ana
there he encountered "a man OF Eth
oDia.' Ethiopia lay south OF Egypt.
with it's capital at Meroe. on the upper
Nile. 1t was governed by queens, to
whom were given the official title
"Candacc," just as the rulers of Egypt
were called Pharaoh. This man mad
come to Jerusalem to worship al
though he could only enjoy partial
privileges as Il proselytc because OF
his condition as Il eunuch. He was
filling the long hours OF the homcWard
tourney by reading aloud to himself
the prophecy Of Isaiah. Here was
the explanation of the summons from
Samaria. Philip felt the inner sum
mons of the Spirit to Ego near and
ioin thyself to this chariot
Verses 3O-35.-The servant of Jeho-
yah.
1t is probable that Philip. as he
ran to the Ethiopian. felt the same
hcsitancy that assailS most people who
are about to approach others on such
an intimate errand. How would this
nobleman receive this namelesS mes
senger? What would be his attitude
toward the stcry Of a crucified and
risen Messiah: How was the evangel-
ist to establish Il point Of contact with
him? But when he came closer to the
chariot Philip found. as Gods servants
have been finding since that day, that
the Spirit had reached there first. The
a was prepared and the point OF
contact already established. For Phil
in "heard him reading Isaiah,' and the
natural question sprang TO his lips,
..Understandest thou what thou read
est?' When we note IN the following
verses the passage which occupied his
attention and consider how foreign it's
message must have been to a man Of
his race we do not wonder that he an
swered, How can l, except some one