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and the alleys full of teams, and ev,
erybody in the best of humOr ready
10 enjoy their share of the amuse-
ments of the day, many lingering I'M
the midnight hour The committee
after adding their receipts and de-
Quoting their expenditures, are good
S115 for their treasury.
John n. Lynerd, of Company Il,
First Maryland Regiment, spent "a
hour furlough with his parents and
was in line with his brothers at their
memorial services.
VIM. Masenhimer, of New York,
is home for a vacation among friends.
Miss Kate Belchner, who was crltl-
cally ill, is much improved and able
TO be around the house.
John Brilliant, of Baltimore, was a
visitor at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brilliant on Sum
day
Miss Margaret Masenhimer, of Bal
timore, was a guest of her grand
father, Mr.. Oliver Lippy, on Sunday.
The thunder storm on Friday even
ing that passed over town gave us a
fine rain but seemed at its worst in
the neighborhood of Lineboro, where
there was considerable hail, and
large white tree was torn to pieces.
Near Sticks store a grain shed was
struck and burned.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached to the graduates of the
High School, Russell En-
merson Brilliant, Forest Augustus
Berwager, Harry Thomas Frank,
David Leroy Frock, by the Rev. Leath
erman in Emmanuel Lutheran church
On Sunday evening. Glass night was
held in the social room of the church
on Monday evening and the following
was we'll given to a large
audience: Class Yell; address of well
come, Russell Brilliant: Glass History,
Forest Berwager; Class Statistican,
Russell Brilliant: song; insignia ora
ton, David FrOck; Class Will, Harry
Frank; Class Prophecy. Helen Bur
COON dialogue, Simplified Com
at Manchester" with the
following casts: Farmer Gump, For
est Berwager: Prof. ROdd, David
Frock, Miss Chance. Helen BurgoOn:
Harry Frank: Mr.
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MANCHESTER.

The members of PocahontaS Tribe
of Red Men of this place, held Mem
oriaI services on Sunday afternoon
At n. m. they marched from their
hall on South Main street, headed
by the drum corps to the cemetery
where they decorated the graves OF
deceased members and thence TO the
10. O. f. hall, on York street, where
the exercises were continued and the
following program given: Singing,
oDening ode; invocation, Rev. Wag-
ner. OF the U. B. Church; solo, Mrs.
Nagle, accompanied by Mrs. W. w.
Mentz on the piano; selection by the
corps; address by Grand Chief DR..
littleton of Baltimore, who In his
usual impressive manner held the
close attention of the audience in
commenting upon the beautlful Gus
tom of decoration and memorial ser
vices and then heightened out into
the great work and good the order
is doing for the betterment of man
kind that unfolded his patriotism,
encouraging all to remain true to the
Stars and Stripes during the worlds
great conflict so that despotism may
be conquered and the world redeem
Gu W 1lDSI ~ anu IiCCoOlh ~ oAA'
trombone solo, Prof. HI. M. Loats;
address, DR.. H. NJ. Keller, introduced
Past Sachern A. Hughes, of Baltl-
more, who spoke along patriotic lines.
The audience then rose and sang the
Star Spangled Banner with will.
The members of Daniel & Jacob
Lodge No %. l. o. o. F. will hold
their memorial services in their hall
on Sunday. June 10, after which they
will decorate the graves of their de-
ceased members.
The early morning showers and the
weather during the day
on Whit Monday did much TO lessen
the attendance and dampen the ardor
of this annual occasion. The COM
nittee thought well to arrange to
carry out the full program on Sat !
urday. that proved an ideal day and |
brought an astonishing crowd of peO-I
pie. BY y. m, the hour OF the
street show the square was crowded |
and the streets outside Of the rOped !
off section, were parked with autos |
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GHERIFF'S SALE
~ OF VALUABLE
Hotel Property !
LEASEHOLD ESTATE.

BY virtue of a writ of tieri facias
issued out of the Circuit Court for
Carroll County, at the suit OF The
Manchester Bank against the goods
and chattels, lands and tenements of
Walter w. Ritter and Mary M. Ritter,
his wife, and to me directed as Sheriff
of said Carroll County, have seized,
All the right, title, interest. estate,
claim and demand both at law and in
equity of the said Walter w. Ritter
and Mary Il. Ritter, his wife, in and
to all that lot or parcel of land con-
tanning IS SQUARE PERCHES, sit
uate in Sykesville, Carroll county,
Maryland, on the public road known
as Main street, it being commonly
erty." 1t is improved by a FRAME
HOTEL BUILDING of 10 rooms,
heated throughout with hot water,
stable and all necessary outbuild-
ings. 1t is located in the business
section of Sykesville and is the only
hotel there This property is subject
to its proportion of an annual rent
of $S.76 % cents per acre, to the
owner of the reversion of said lot.
The above described property is the
same that the said Walter w. Ritter
and Mary NJ. Ritter, his wife, obtained
from the Manchester Bank, by deed
dated April Is, 1912, and duly record
ed among the Land Records of Car
roll County, aforesaid in Liber o. D.
G., No. 119, folio 416, &c.
And | hereby give notice that said
property will be sold by me at public
sale to the highest bidder on
THURSDAY, the 9Th day OF JULY.
1917, at o'clock p. m. on the prem
Uses in Sykesville, Carroll county, Md
The terms of sale are cash.
JAMES NJ. STONER. Sheriff.
J. n o. Smith, auct
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LINERORO.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Warner
recently, son.
Noah ". is remodel!ng his feed
mill
Mes Mary koontz, Of Westminster
is visiting friends in Iineboro.
S. Hetrick, wife and son, Russell Wis
tied friends in Brodbecks, Sunday.
Mrs. irwin Flickinger and daughter
Dorothy. OF Westminster, are visiting
William kOpp.
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WAIT, YE SENSIBLE PEOPLE
WATT! Four months before you will
have much use for Coal. During that
time you will he able TO get a supply
OF Well-preparPd Coal. Order at once
Tor immediate delivery. from Smith 4
ReifSnider.
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At the solicitation of number of
my friends, hereby announce my can
didacy for the office of County Com
missioner of Carroll County, subject
to the Democratic primaries to be held
in September and l earnestly solicit
the support and vote of every affiliated
democratic voter in the county.
JOHN T. CAUTHORN, Sykesville
Freedom District
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Candidates Cards

Having been a resident of this
county for As years and a true Dem
Ocrat, | respectfully ask the support
of the Democratic voters of Carroll
county for the nomination of Sheriff
on the Democratic ticket at the COM
ing primaries.
HARRY X. OURSLER,
Westminster District
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THE MINERS UNION AND THE
COAL OPERATORS HAVE PROMIS-
ED THE GOVERNMENT THAT THEY
WILL PRODUCE 20 PER CENT.
MORE COAL THIS YEAR THAN
LAST. The transportation problem
will improve naturally with the TAX
ing Off of so many passenger trains.
There will be good Coal enough at a
fair price. Order now and be "PRE-
PARED" Smith g. Reifsnider will
take care of YOU
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SALE BILLS PRINTED ON SHORT
NDTIgE AT THIS OFFICE.
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| hereby announce my candidacy
for the next Sheriff of Carroll county,
subject to the Democratic primaries
to be held in 1917, and earnestly
solicit the support of every affiliated
Democrat to secure the nomination.
Thanking you in advance for your
support.
JOHN l.. FREEMAN.
of Franklin District
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THURSDAY, the 18th day OF JULY.


J. n. o. Smith, auct.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
FOR MOTHERHOOD.

Like the cooling breeze that
gently fans a fevered brow comes
the announcement from Detroit
that Mrs. Lizzie M. Palmer has
left a fortune to build home for
girls and young women, where
they can be fitted for the duties
of wifehood and motherhood and
the management of a home. We
have become so sick at heart with
the devilish birth control propa-
ganda by women of social promi-
hence that the future for our
country looked gloomy. The be-
quest of Mrs. Palmer is like ray
of light. Old DR.. Johnson is cred
tied with saying that Scotchmen
were, endowed by nature with
certain instincts which are good
and that all Of them would re-
spond to these instincts "if caught
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
SOCIALISM AND WAR.

A serious split is threatened
among the Socialists of the cour-
try. The Socialist party in New
York has expelled Bouck White,
pastor of the Church of the So
cial Revolution, for supporting
candidates on other tickets. 1t
also threatens to expel a few
other Socialists for expressing adj
miration of the policies of other
political parties. In commenting
OH the situation Mr.. White says:
There is no idealism left in
the Socialist party The Social
lists have shown that they are
mere vote-grabbing politicians,
ruled by political gang as rot
ten as any set of Republicans or
Democrats. The Socialists, in
stead of preventing war, have just
made it more terrible. Germany
has been SO efficient because she
had had State Socialism and Eng
land and France are getting eff
ficicnt because they are adopting
it,"
1t cannot be denied that prac-
teal application of the Socialist
theory has increased the capacity
for making war. A favorite pre-
diction of the Socialists is that
Socialism is destined to gain
great strength on account of its
possibilities as shown in the pres
ent war. To concede that because
Socialism has a peculiar value in
time of war it would have equal
valne in time Of peace is to as
sume that the chief function OF
the government is to- organize
F., their people for rivalry in indus
! try and commerce as fierce as the
rivalry of war.
The subordination of individ-
ualism in time Of war may be nee
essary to save it's life. In time
of peace such subordination vio-
lates the real purpose of govern
ment, which is to support and pro-
tect the individual in the fullest
accomplishment of the ends of his
existence.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
ENGLAND'S PROFESSIONS
AND ACTS.

The reply of the King of
Greece to President Wilson's
peace note brings out incidental
ly the hypocrisy England is gull
ty, of in posing as a defender of
small nations. The Kings mes
sage starts out with a tribute of
praise to the President for the
initiative he has taken with view
of "ascertaining whether the mo-
ment is not propitious for ne
gotiable end of the bloody strug-
gle raging on earth" In spirit
of loyalty to the country of which
he is the sovereign, King Con-
stantine has done all in his pow
err to keep Greece from being
drawn into the maelstrom that
has engulfed greater part OF
Europe. For doing this he and
his. people have endured cruel
wrongs at the hands of England
and her allies. In his message to
President Wilson King Constan-
tine refers to these wrongs. The
English censor, however, has
taken good care that that part of
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
BIG BRIDE FOR THE ERE
MAN."
{ From the Roscommon Herald
Dec. 23.)

(From the Roscommon Herald,
Dec. 23.)
The Government have deter
mined to look after their own
brod of chickens carefully in Ire
land. The Freeman's Journal has
received a very handsome Gov
eminent subsidy. One or two
thousand would have been ample
to pay for all the property they
lost in the Rebellion in Easter
Week. The Government have
paid them over 10000 of the
taxpayers money. AS it has been
a consistent Government organ
for years, while preaching a spur
ious Nationality, it is meet that it
should be put ON its legs again
with this handsome check from,
the Government funds. 1t was
Mr.. Ginncll, Nj. p, who brought
these facts to light in the House
of Commons ON Thursday night
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
CATHOLIC PRESS.

A powerful plea for the Catho-
lis press as the only rampant
against the irrclieious press of our
day, was made by Father Sylves-
ter, a Franciscan, at Castlcwel-
Ian, ireland, the other day. He
said the modern British producer
and dissemination of inhdel and
impure publications was only
slightly removed from the Italian
Freemason, who throws gaudy
publications from the windows OF
railway carriages, that they may
fall into the quiet fields and
reach the hands of the peasantrv,
and the children. He spoke elo7
quently OF the servility of kings,
princes and cabinets to the press,
which could make and mar them,
and of the blindness and indiffer-
ence of States to the dangers,
which the evil press was pre-
pairing for them. 1t France
wished to apostatise from the
faith OF Jesus Christ; if Italy
turned Precursor; if Germany
reared up the superman against
God and nature; if America wor-
shipped the dollar; if England
preached and practiced sensual
ism and indifference; Ireland, SO
long safesuarded by her insular
position, was not going to initiate
them. She who had taught many
of these nations their letters and
their Christianity, could again set
them an example.
The address concluded with an
appeal to Irish Catholics to sac
rifice for the good press, to con-
tribute their last firthing, if nee
essay, to support the Catholic
paper, for by so doing they were
heaping up treasures in heaven.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
HUMILIATING COMPARE
SON.

There is little food for en-
enlargement in the report of
Frederick S. Hoffman on the
homicide report of America. 1t
shows decrease of little less
than one per cent in the past two
years. While this is comforting,
! when we compare our homicide
! record with other countries there
is not much cause for self-com-
placency.
The lowest rate of any Ameri-
can city was that of Reading, Pa
When we compare the record of
that city with the record of Lon
don we are filled with humiliation.
1t is nearly twice that of the
British metropolis. The report
does not give statistics of muir
der trials. Such statistics would
offer some explanations. With
out definite figures we know that
prosecution of homicide is press
ed more vigorously in England
than in the United States. We
also know that English criminal
trials are not so confused with
technicalities as they are i'll this
country. 1t is our opinion THAI
America has gone too far in the
magnihcation of the element of
reasonable doubt and has been
too soft i'll its treatment of the
convicted murderer. While hui
name considerations may do
credit to Our scftness of heart
they should not overflow to the
head.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
HOW ABOUT IRELAND?

The time is drawing near when
Ireland, too, must form the earn-
est theme of peace deliberations.
1t may be taken for granted that
England will do all in her power,
will use all her wiles and all her
influence on the Allies as well, to
shirk this duty. But it will be in
vain. When the hour arrives she,
too, must listen to merited re-
proaches and strong demands of
Justice. For Ireland is not so des-
picable thing as the stupid
asses of Downing Street possibly
imagine even today. 1t is certain
that the Central Powers will lift
up their voices in behalf of the
Isle of the Saints, the tear-be-
dewed Niobe of Nations. That
is strong moral duty, and as
such it will be recognized by
Germany and her friends. Not
alone they, though, will speak for
Ireland's just claims to independ-
ence and an honored existence
among nations and races, but
France, too, will however timid-
ly, espouse the Irish cause. Gaul
and Gael, do they not spring from
the same root? And the Irish
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20

lIlldllt llSsfgt -SIanuers at tHe1f JUST
values. q These magnificent up
builders. of sentiment were Sc
verely. put to it to'hnd fuel to
feed the resentment of the people,
The Belgian atrocities had ceased
to draw.
Again, what became of the
Roots, Roosevelt, ct all, when
England was committing depred-
atoms and murders in Ireland ?
No effort was made to hold pub
lie indignation meetings. Eng
land slaughtered Irishmen be-
cause they made an effort to free
their country from tyranny and
oppression; these men were pa
triots, as great patriots as our pa
triots who fought for the freedom
of this country from the tenacious
cruelty OF England's selhshness.
But not a whisper was heard
from these money gatherers for
England. Ireland, which gave SO
much to our infant republic, at a
time when it needed it, was for
gotten in its greatest day of need.
Cruelty was word upon every
lip at the Auditorium. Poor Bel
GUM; peaceful, industrious Bel
GUM, were words that flowed
throughout that massive struc-
ture. But, oh! the hypocrisy of
this apostrophe, is apparent from
a perusal OF Conan Doyle's story
OF the Congo atrocities and the
official report on the Belgian
crimes against the helpless Congo
natives. The world was petriied
with horror by the. revelations of
the official Investigations into
these acts of savage ferocity,
studied cruelties and malignant
brutality of poor Belgium. This
alone proves that there is some
one who is an apparent mischief
| maker. If space permitted there
are many other instances wherein
the Irish Standard could show
that it was not all humanity that
caused the meeting at the Audi
forum.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20

ySOAS. 5Hs9xYCS lHAAM sAAuSll SllS
same of the devout sex. But they
have fallen into evil ways when
their natural aspirations have
been turned away from things
which are womanly. The condi-
ton has been variously attributed
to too much wealth, fashion and
the belief that what is old
fashioned must be abandoned.
Whatever the cause, the wide
spread moral decadence of Ameri-
can womanhood has assumed
proportions that are a real men,
ace. The example of this woman
gives birth to the hope that some
day clean womanly nature may
assert itself, when the natural as
piration of woman will not be
suppressed.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
PEACE MUST COME THROUGH
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

ever bring about the understanding
necessary to an enduring peace of ma
tions. For the brotherhood of man
divorced from the fatherhood of God
is a mere mock. "
What a rebuke this war of many
nations is to the pride ahd conceit
which set up The Hague as the pur-
veyor of international peace. It is
Hamlet with Hamlet left out. There
it stands, a magnificent building-the
Peace Palace at The Hague-to mock
it's founders. The money did not come
by multiplying the bits donated by
the poor-no, the money was rolled
up mountain high by manipulating
the tariff schedules and by grinding
the face of the poor. The Peace Pol
ace is now silent. 1t was so filled
with emptiness that there was no
room for the Vicar of Christ. It me-
dated vain things and verify it re-
ceived it's reward. Its reward was not
peace but the plaudits of those who
deny the authority of the Pope Of
Rome, of those who would dethrone
religion in favor Of science-not know
ing that theology is the highest intel
lectual science of them all.
The very idea of The Hague came
from the Church. 1t was a French
Catholic Monk, Emeric Cruce, who
some 300 years ago wrote out con-
crete plan for a world court of arbi-
tration. 1t was from the book of this
monk, "The New Cyneas," that Hugo
Grotius, Gustavus Adolphus, our own
Charles Sumner and many other lead
ing advocates of international arbitra-
ton are said to have received their
inspiration which afterwards mate
rallied in The Hague.
In his plan, the holy monk gave
first place to the Roman Pontiff, but
at The Hague they would not have it
! so. Shall we wonder then, that this
cold temple stands stark, warning the
| world that Christ is the center of
peace and that rejection of His
Vicar is rejection of Christ Him.
self?
Oh, it is as simple as can be; if
we want peace in our hearts, peace in
our homes, peace in our industries and
peace in our governments, we must pay
the price. The price of peace is the
obedience to the law of Christ. when
the Lord is my Shepherd, want no
want
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
.L0NGINUs STORY
VARIES GREATLY
Irish Legends Relate Marvellous Tale
Of Soldier Who Pierced
Savior's Heart.

Strange, indeed marvellous, are some
of the stories and legends told by the
"Schennacies, and bards of ancient
Erin, concerning the Crucifxion." One
of the most striking of these is told
concerning Roman soldier who took
part in the Crucifixion, and who is said
to have been the one who pierced our
Saviors side with spear.
This soldier, according to one of the
legends which Travelled westward and
found lodgment among the warm
hearted and poetic sons of Milesius,
was that this same Longinus was
struck with pity at the terrific suffer
ings of the Crucified One, and that it
was through this same pity and in
order to end His sufferings that the
soldier plunged his spear into the
heart of Christ.
1t is here that the strange story
links itself with the Evolutionary lore
of the ancient Irish. The story runs
somewhat in this wise:
When the blood issued from Our
Lords side it ran down the shaft of
the spear and covered the hand of
Longinus, and from that day forth
that hand remained blood red. Lon.
ginus feared that was token of God s
wrath, for he had been convinced by
what he saw on that awful day that
Christ, indeed, was God.
So the Roman soldier alternately
marveled at, and bewailed his fate
He dare not return to kith and kin on
the banks of the Tiber, and to leave
the martial service of Imperial Rome
was sore reflection. Yet it was the
only alternative of being a prodigy, a
something set apart, thing marked
for curiosity and avoidance among his
people, if he returned home. He chose
the life of wanderer, and his long
pilgrimage in the wake of the setting
sun began. He won his way by valor
and by suffering through the territory
of the Goth and Vandal, crossed be.
The Irish standard., 1917-01-20
By DAVID GOLDSTEIN.

The Catholic Church holds the key
to world peace today. Just as she
brings peace to the soul of the re-
pentant sinner, just as she reconciles
the differences between man and wife,
so has she settled disputes between
king and king, nation and nation. 1t
was Boniface VIII who established
peace between France and England.
It was Alexander vi who adjusted the
differences between Spain and Portu-
gal over their newfound western lands.
1t was Clement VII who settled the
differences between Russia and Poland
over Lithuania. 1t was Gregory XIII
who ended the war between Bathory
of Poland and Ivan the Terrible. 1t
was our own great Leo XIII who ad-
justed the quarrel between Hayti and
San Domingo. While as late as 1885,
when Bismark submitted the German
controversy with Spain over the Caro-
line Islands to the Vatican, an agree
ment was formulated which estab-
lished peace and prevented war. Aye,
but year ago, our Holy Father, Pope
Benedict XIV, was selected as arbitra-
tor of the difficulty then existing be-
tween Peru and Bolivia.
It is most significant that those
powers who have so long ignored
Rome are now sending ENJOYS to her
court, and who shall say that if Eng
land, Russia, France, Turkey and Ger
many and all the other nations now
engaged in war, had before the war,
sent their ENJOYS to the Vatican, that
the great European slaughter now go.
ing on might not have been averted.
Even though Rome by the rebellion
of once loyal nations is limited to
the exercise of her Divine power, yet
she has done more than all the other
powers put together to bring relief
to those thousands of wounded sol
diers of all creeds and no creed; who
were languishing in foreign lands. 1t
is the good Office of our Holy Father
that is bringing back the wounded
soldiers to the firesides in their ma
tive lands which they love and long
for. Let us hope and pray that the
day is not far distant when Rome
shall again be recognized as the great
papal court of arbitration and so
avert in the future the awful slaugh.
ter that the world is witness of to.
day. Aye, it is Rome alone that will