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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
but both afraid to fight.

guard but both afraid to fight. One
he's been branded publicly by a Repub.
Hcan Prime Minister (M. Clemenceau)
as liar The other endeavors to
fasten the odium of the Gle" in ques-
ton on the representative of France;
the latter replied by handing out the
official copy Of the letter of the EN-
peror Charles, dated March 81, 1917,
addressed to his brother-in-law, Prince
sixtus de Bourbon, saying:
l beg you to convey privately and
unofticially to President Poincare, that
l will support by every means, and by
exerting all my personal influence with
my allies, Frances just claims regard
ing Alsace-Lorraine. Belgium should
be entirely re-established. =
Servia should be re-established.
A frightful howl of rage burst from
the German press when this bomb
shell pumped down upon the world.
The CONSERVATION was Supplying.
determinations and yells of treason"
filled the air. The only device that
could be found to stem the cyclone
was to put the blame for the awful
catastrophe on the dead Empress,
widow of Francis Joseph. What is to
come next none can surmise. But the
unholy partnership seems to be shaken
to its base and lettering to it's fall.
The world of humanity and civiliza-
ton will hardly say, "Avertet omen!"
In the tearing down of the statue
of Frederick the Great, presented by
the Kaiser to the United States,
which was carried out on Monday
last, the adherence of the American
people for Kaiserism was most signifi-
cantly put in evidence. They hate the
system as Malebolge deserves to be
hated. 1t is a hideous system, as ex-
hibited before the eyes of men and
angels--a
Monstrum horrendum, informe, in
gems, Cui lumen ademptum.
Whenever despot died in Rome,
the populace Immediately proceeded
to drag his statue or his bust through
the gutter OF the streets and mud
pools to the cry of "Sic semple tyran-
MIS-" 1t was the present Wilhelm who
gave the statue of Frederick to the
Capitol as gift. 1t has now as many
odors pertaining to it as the famous
Cologne-namely seventy-as travel
ers used to insist, in the early days
of the Rhine pilgrimages. In history
his memory will be indissolubly
linked with infamy as deep as that
of the Jewish puppet king who con-
ceived and carried out the Slaughter
Of the Innocents.
Crowds of people assembled in
Prague on Monday to call for Charles
despotism and the restoration of
peace. The Bohemians. in large
numbers, are perishing from starva.
ton. In the same city, fourteen hun
dred years ago, their forefathers
struck the blow which began the
Thirty Years. War, when they flung
the representatives of the Emperor
Ferdinand, who had come to nego.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
ARMY SURGEON CALLS DUNCAN
PERFECT MAN,

James Duncan, champion discus
thrower of the world, is the hundred
per cent perfect recruit just discov-
cred by Uncle Sam.
Duncan has enlisted in the First Re-
serve Engineer regiment, which has
just completed it's enrolment and gone
into camp at Fort Totten, l.. l., pre-
paratory to embarkation for France as
part Of the first 10000 American
troops under Gen. Pershing.
Army physicians who examined Dun.
can declare him to be perfect physi-
cal specimen. He is five feet ten
inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, and
has a chest expansion of Az inches.
"The army requirements only call
for a chest expansion of three inches"
said the examining physician at the
headquarters of Duncan's regiment,
telling me about Duncan's acceptance.
"He is one of the finest physical speci-
mems l have ever examined. He is
evidently i" perfect condition, and
has no defects of any kind. He is an
example of what any young man can
ucn0 VI AAuASSAl Wy physical IidluluS
and leading a clean life"
Duncan is a New York boy, having
lived most of his life near Coney ISL
and He is 20 this year and has been
interested in athletics all his life.
Duncan became interested in discus
throwing after meeting Martin Sheri-
dan in 1909. At that time Sheridan
was worlds champion discus thrower.
Young Duncan saw Sheridan throw
the discus at the Pastime Athletic
grounds. He went back to Coney
Island and tried out the discus on his
own account. After two weeks of
practice he was able to throw the
discus lis feet. A few years later
Duncan beat Sheridan on the grounds
where he first saw Sheridan. He
threw the discus 1879 feet at that time,
or only two feet behind the worlds
record.
June 2, 1918, Duncan, throwing from
seven-foot circle, threw the discus
las feet 97a inches at Celtic park.
This is the worlds record.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
Where Tips Are Forbidden.

Six states now have anti-tipping laws
illinois, Iowa, South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Mississippi and Arkansas-and in
last falls sessions Of the state legisla-
lures bills were introduced with the
object of ending the practice of tipping
in seven other stateS-New York, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Colorado and California. Iowa
has recently refused to repeal its anti
tipping law. The bills now pending
attack in particular the custom of. let
ting tipping privileges to individuals or
syndicates desiring to operate in hotel
cloakrooms and dining rooms.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
Father Drathman Is An Expert
lockoIoqist.

A group of policemen wearing the
intent expression of men who were
giving up old and firmly established
Ideas, stood about man in the dress
OF Catholic priest in Chief of Police
Whites office, in San Francisco, and
watched something that couldn't be
done, accomplished so quickly their
head swan.
They were policemen who believed
that locks were things to be opened
with keys, and Rev. A. R. Drathman
project at st. Ignatius' College, was
demonstrating that the most mulish
locks and safe combinations would lis
ten to reason from one who knew the
language.
Provided with kit that would have
been the envy of the most aristocratic
burglar, Father Drathman snapped
open locks on desks, trunks, doors, and
safes. Nothing stood before him.
Father Drathman, who has made a
long study of locks and safe combina.
lions, gave his lecture and demonstra.
ton at the request of Chief of Police
White, following a similar talk to
members of the force in Berkeley.
He explained just how to open a
safe by feeling OUT the tumblers
how to cut into it by the "can open.
err method, and just how much nitro.
glycerlne one should use to blow open
a safe with neatness and dispatch.
One OF the officers offered him a
handcuff. Two blows of a hammer
handle and it was open.
Here's the most modern thing"
said another, handling the padre the
latest model handcuff.
Father Drathman took a tiny pick
from his kit and two seconds later the
locked and bolted handcuff was as
open as the mouth of tunnel.
"Wonderful! cried the audience.
Il guess the joke is on you," said
Father Drathman, and went on with
his lecture as if nothing had hap.
pened.
Father Drathman told the men how
he had opened the strong box Of the
United States marshal in Alaska,
which for ten years after the capital of
Alaska had been moved from Sitka to
Juneau baffled the efforts of all the
Houdinis and J. Valentines in the
North.
The purpose of his lecture was to
familiarize the policemen with the
methods of cracksmen and furnish
them with information that might be
of value in the pursuit of criminals.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
French Cross Of the Ieolon.

The famous French cross Of the
Legion d'Honneur" was instituted by
Napoleon in 1902 when he was first
consul. 1t is not cross at all, having
five arms instead of four, and was de-
signed for an eagle, the upper arm rep
resenting the head, the side arms the
wings, and the two remaining arms the
legs of the eagle. The imperial eagle
was on the center Of the diverse.
The order is not exclusively mill
tary order, being awarded quite as
often for artistic or literary accom-
plishments or for industrial achieve
ment, and for distinction in many
fields of adventure, and it's award is
not even restricted to French subjects.
--Scribner's Magazine.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
OMNIUM CATHERINE
THE PRussIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM.

s'e TnOSSIAN SCHOOl SYSTEM
1t Is only in the German cities.
where the burden of taxation is thrown
upon the lower middle class by means
OF radically undemocratic system Of
income taxes, says writer in The
Public, that the peoples schools are
progressing. The Prussian State does
us best to hold them back. Not only
Is lndlvidualism ironed out, but hor.
rlble religion of Hohenzollern worship
is lnculcated in the children, as well
as a narrow type of theological in.
structlon-the whole system being
under the control of the Ministry of
religion! Moreover, the school teach.
ers are drilled into humble servility
Dy the Identical methods employed in
the barracks, on the railways, and in
all other governmental institutions.
And worst of all, in the AGRICULTURAL
sectlons, the schools are under the
direct and indirect influence of the
Junkers themselves. Cases of schools
where one teacher had charge of 200
children have occurred in recent years,
anu cases where more than 100 children
are under one teacher are common.
we can see from this that the instruc-
ton OF the Prussian peasantry is prob
ably inferior to that even of the most
backward schools in our own South.
indeed it seems possible, from the
democratic standpoint, that the COM
plete absence of instruction which we
still find in our Southern mountains is
preferable to the perverted, supersti-
tious and militaristic instruction of
considerable portion of the practically
enslaved peasantry of Prussia.-The
Public.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
gaining tn more abundant life to
which we are called.

WHICH VIZ are CalleQ.
The fourth contribution would be
found in their marvellous readiness
Tor personal self-sacrifice. The fine
quality is present in all Christian
churches but the Catholic Church can
snow an unusual amount of it. The
splendid church buildings of this de-
nomination have been built in great
measure by the many gifts of work.
ing men and servant girls and other
people whose means were meagre.
They give and gave generously be-
cause they did not shrink from sac
rifice. The Catholic Church has it's
rich families but, be it said to it's
honor, it has larger percentage of
the poorer people of this country
than any other Church we are con-
sidering in this series of services.
Readiness for Personal SeIf.sacrifice.
Take another beautiful manifesto
ton OF this spirit, the work of their
Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy
and the Little Sisters of the Poor.
1t is the very jewel and crown of a
woman's happiness to have and to be
loved by her husband and children
and to give herself to the ordering
OF her own home. But here is an army
OF sweet-faced, pure-hearted women
who sacrifice all that for the sake of
the service to which they are dedicat-
ing their lives. They go about like
their Master doing good and they are
doing it in many trying situation in
every land the sun Shines on. When
ever meet two of them on our streets
l feel like taking off my hat-did l
not fear that in the modest simplicity
Of their lives they would misunder-
stand my action, would"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
In England, Too!

One Of the most rapid building op.
srations on record has just been accom-
plished by the great Vickers company
Of England, in putting up canon fac
tory, containing more than q thousand
great machines. From the time the
first spade was brought to the potato
field selected as site to the first ac-
tual shipment Of guns from the factory
less than two months elapsed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
"BAck TO THE FARM"

Back to the farm" has been of
late years much advised and just now
urged and insisted upon as one way
to aid in the war.
The employment division of the
Ohio War Defense Council has pub.
ished some figures-that may appeal
and yet may not. They are to this
effect:
For Married Man.
A farm job at $50 per month equals
city job paying $105.
A farm job at $50 per month equals
city job paying $110.
A farm job at $40 per month equals
city job paying $115.
A farm job at $45 per month equals
city job paying $12O.
For a Single Man.
A farm job paying $25 per month
equals a city job paying $50.
A farm job paying $50 per month
equals a city job paying $S5.
A farm job paying $35 per month
equals a city job paying $50.
A farm job paying $40 per month
equals a city job paying s95.
The claim is made that these com
parsons are compiled very carefully
and from present prices of the neces-
stiles of life. Of course this is only
monetary appeal-hence the strong
est one to many-but one doubts
whether it will influence very many
to desert the towns and cities for the
farm-at least not many Of the young
to whom the excitement of city and
town is considered a part of life.
When the days work is over there
is no place to go for amusement
that's the cry and excuse, and many
are ready to repeat Charles Dudley
Warmers remark:
BLESSED be agriculture, If one does
not have too much of It," How many
of our Catholic youth would be much
safer spiritually if they remained on
the farm, at least for some years?
Alas! many a soul is doomed to lose
all it held holy and noble by the temp.
tations and pitfalls of modern city
life
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27

tiate with Luther's followers, out Of
the windows Of the City Hall sixty
feet below, thus killing them. There
is much more provocation for such
savage violence in the present SIT
uation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
Scientist Reverses Law Of Gravity.

Absolute proof that the gravitational
attraction between masses Of matter
varies with changes in their electrical
potential due to electrical changes up
on them has been obtained by DR.. Fran.
els r. Nipher, Washington university.
1t is said that Doctor Nipher has sue.
ceeded In reversing the law of gravity.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27
The Real Test.

Darling, 1 would 60 to the end Of
the world for you."
She-The question Is. Would you
go to the end of your resources2'-
Florida Times
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-27

Teacher Ito new scholar)-Now,
Mary, I'll give you a sum. Supposing
that your father owed the butcher
$40. and the baker SIS, and the coal
merchant $1,000, and the landlady-''
Mary (decidedly)-We would move.
A poor woman of Shoreham, whose
husband was going to sea, handed,
through the clerk, to the parson, this
public prayer: ga man going to sea,
his wife desires the prayers of the con,
gregation.'
The parson, pointing it in his own
way, read to the ears of his flock: "a
man going to see his wife, desires the
prayers of the congregation"
Little Raymond returned home from
Sunday school in very joyous mood
ooh, Mother" he exclaimed, as he
entered the house, "the superintendent
said something awfully nice about me
in his prayer this morning.
isn't that lovely! What did he say
pet?", questioned his mother.
HE said, o Lord, we thank Thee
for food and Raymond"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
SPLENDID HOLIDAY PROGRAM
:. HEARD AT FRONT ST. CHURCH

A splendid Christmas program
was heard at the Christian Reformed
Church on Christmas Day.
The following numbers were Civ
en-:
Recitation-Dowa Stuurmans.
Recitation-Garette De Boer
Song-Silent Night, Grades l & 2
Recitation-Ada Eerkes.
Recitation-Ada Wander Griend.
Song-Dit is de roem der dagen,
Grades 6-S.
Recitation-Anna Nymeyer.
Recitation-Johan Van Ri.
Song-The star shone down, Grade
l & 2.
Recitation-AliceK ok.
Recitation-Augusta De Vries.
Song-Psalm 6S, The two large
rooms.
Recitation-Ward Van der Griend
Observation-Disclosures De Valois.
Song-Kerstlied, Grades 3-5.
Recitation-Andrew Oordt.
Recitation-Peter Heeringa.
Song-The Stranger Star, Grade 2.
Recitation-Willie Oordt.
Recitation-Alyda Kok.
Recitation-Reka Dyk.
Song-Grades 6-8.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

School opened Monday with all
the teachers except Mr.. Boggan, pres
ent. in spite of wash outs and DELAYED
trains. Mr.. Boggan spent Christmas
East of the mountains, and has had
to take a roundabout way to get back
to Lynden.
The following half-year subjects
are offered: General Science, Solid
Geometry, Commercial Geography,
Manual Training, Girls Advanced
Physiology, and English History.
The Sophomores, under direction
of Miss Bessie Gwinn, had charge of
the purchasing of new flag for the
assembly.
The next basketball game will be
played at Laurel Friday evening A
number OF rooters plan to accompany
the team.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Lauckhart and Dorr
STAGES

Leave LYNDEN Daily 700, 7:45,
$3.50, $3.50, 1890 a. M; 1900
M; 12:45, 1880, $3.50, 4:3O, 5:15
Saturday and Sunday nights only
700 p. m. No Sis trip Sundays.
Leave BELLINGHAM Daily-6:5O,
$3.50, 9:45, 1890. 1880 a. m.
12:45, 2:30, 500. 400, $50, 6:15
Saturday and Sunday nights only
1890 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS Leave LYNDEN,
Saturday, 1880 p. m. Sunday, 5:45
p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS Leave BeIIingham
Saturdays, $3.50 and 1900 p. m.
Special Trip to Bcllingham, s or
more, soc each round trip.
Stage leaves from NAPLES Confect-
ionery, Lynden, Phone r 592, and
from Halls Confectionery, Dock St.,
Bellingham, Phone 1901.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Church on a Cliff,

The only way Of reaching the old
parish church at Whitby, In Yorkshire
from the town Is by means of 100
steps-probably as curious an ap-
proach to a place Of worship as any
In the kingdom. says London Tlt-Bits.
The church stands on the east cliff
some 200 feet above the sea level
and to watch the crowd of worship.
pers before and after the service
threading its way up and down the
winding stairway is sight to be re-
membered.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Daydreaming.

Dreamin' through the daytime.
AS the minutes slip along;
Maxim life q playtime
An story an song.
Hear that ROSTERS crow ascend
As day begins to peep!
Get up an get busy. friend,
An don't you oversleep.
Loafin' up the highway
An loafin' down the lane:
Loafin' in the byway
Far away from toll an pain.
Amt you got no chores to tend.
No promises to keep?
Get up an get busy. friend.
An don't you oversleep
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Garlic a Panacea.

Garlic seems to be swinging into
therapeutic favor" remarks the Med
ical Record. in commenting on how
American physicians and chemists
have awakened to q desire for re-
turn to natures own remedies, after
many years of ignominiOus depend
ence upon German patented chemicals.
Garlic is now used as remedy for
dlphtheria. whooping cough, typhoid
fever and tuberculosis.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
OLD AG e.

There In winter for you and
me. and when we approach the
end Of Hfe's February do we not
catch glimpse of the spring
which looms up on the horiZonI
Old age? Yes, we are dull. but
the soul is still young and awaits
with eager anticipation the
springtime Of our Immortality.
The February Of life brings us
to the valley that is just this
side of the New Jerusalem
George II. Hepworth.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10

WOMAN OR GIRL WANTED to do
homework for few hours each
week. Call The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10

Magazine bargains. The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Knew Use Of Brown Money.

Ellis was sent to the store one day
by his mother. She gave him ten
pennies to buy five two-cent stamps.
Ellis returned in few minutes with
sack of candy and was asked where
the stamps were. and replied: "Why,
brown money isn't for stamps. it's for
candy"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE?

We want listings of good farms
will full description and particulars
as to buildings, stock, implements,
nature of soil, and every information
that will assist in interesting a buy
err, also sketch showing amount of
cleared land and pictures, if possible.
We have customers and our Land De-
partment is equipped with every ia
cility for making sales, if price and
location are right Bank references
furnished.
CARTER-MacDONA & VINCENT
ID. MILLER, INC.
Seattle Natl. Bank Bldg. Seattle, Wn.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Mutual Pride.

II suppose you will be very proud
Of your boy Josh when he gets back
from the war;"
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel;
'and I'm going to try to buy liberty
bonds enough to make him reclprocate
a little Bit"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
9impIihed Procedure.

what will you have for breakfastT
inquired the waiter.
"What's the use of my sitting here
and guessing. You go ahead and bring
me what the law allows for today"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10
Disappointment.

Polly-What's Freddie crying for?
Dolly-Because he dug big hole In
the garden, and mother wouldn't let
him bring 1t into the house.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-10

mo Hunting" signs, &c each, u
for Csc at The Tribune office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
GEnmANY IS INVADED

Montgomery Advertiser: The terms
upon which the allies should insist are
the simplest Of tcrms-unconditional
surrender. IL is unthinkablc that we
should make peace until Gcrmany's
soil has been invaded. Nothing less
Viii crush the war spirit of the Cor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
AUXILIARY OF AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY INDICTED
American Cigar Company and Other.
charged With Violation or
Antitrust Laus.

NEW YORK, October Federal in
d!c,menta chara ing violation of the
sherman antitrust and Wilson tariff
laws were returned here to-day against
the Sumatra Purchasing Corporation,
me Sumatra Tobacco Import Corpora
ZION American Cigar Company, Gen
era! cigar Company, Inc, II. Duys q
company, ms, and fourteen individual
defendants.
The defendants are alleged in the
indictments TO have conspired in 1916
ana 1917 20 corner imporations of Su-
inatra tobacco TO the United States
BY monopolizinS and restraining trade
in these imports and conspirinG 10
raise prices. it is charged they gained
10 this country. totalins $4,000 bales
and valued al slo.O00.000 each YEAR
The indictments accuse the American
Cigar Company. the Genera! Cigar
Company. III. Duys & Company and The
individuals associated with them of
forming the Sumatra Tobacco Import
COMPANY in 1916 and the Su:natra
purchasing Corporation in 1917 to
carry out their alleged monopoly Re-
charged; they forced UP the price OF
their tobacco imports by making high
bid for purchases later obtaining re-
mates from the importing companies
while buyers outside their combination
paid their publicly quoted prizes.
Majority stock in the American Ci-
gar Company. Federal officers stated
IS owned 10y the American Tobacco
Company.
The American Sunaatra Tobacco Com
pany. whose securities are listed on
The stock Exchange. is not Identified
with the defendant concerns bearing
similar names. il was stated