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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01

AT an informal gathering of dioce.
san priests few weeks ago, the as
founding statement was made by one
in authority, that the chancery of the
diocese (of Buffalo) had granted one
thousand dispensations for mixed
marriages in the short space of about
four months! This ratio in Catho-
lie population of about three hundred
thousand surely deserves attention.
Optimistic though we may be, there
is no Disgusting the fact that mixed
marriages are fatal to the Catholic
party. Especially if that party hap
pens to be the man. If memory serves
us right, the Holy See some years ago
caused census of the results in these
marriages to be taken. The percent
age >of good and satisfactory ones did
not total more than three or four in
a hundred!
r Any priest with only moderate eX-
perience in the pastoral field can tell
tales of woe and heart-breaking which
come to him unsought. City and
country are filled with thousands of
men and women who were" Catho-
olics. The children often grow up
without any faith, owing to the dis
crepancy Of their parents religious
convictions. At best the luke-warm-
ness, characteristic of modern, Amer-
can faith infects them and they drift
away from Mother Church to indiffer-
entism. The agreement, signed by
non-Catholic party is "scrap of pa
per" to many. Their word Of honor is
relegated to oblivion, once the desired
end is attained by matrimony. 1t is
universal experience that also con-
verts, who turn to us in order to salts
fly the religious scruples Of their fu-
ture consorts, do not stick, but drift
back into their old ways, after the
wedding-march has ended.
What, then, might be suggested as
a remedy of this condition, so harm
full to the Church? A number of Bish-
ops have taken the drastic step to
prohibit all such marriages and thus
nip the evil in the bud Rome, too,
has recognized the seriousness of the
situation and will require, as soon as
proper postal conditions are again es-
tablished, that all petitions for this
kind Of marital union be sent to the
center of Christianity The ordina-
ries are to have no more discretion in
the matter except in cases of ex-
IRENE necessity. They will then be
authorized to grant the permission aft
er the petition has been dispatched to
Rome.
This is clear indication that we
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
THE IRISH PROCLAMATION

hands of the victorious United States
and the Allies, the application of the
principle of self-determination to Ire1
land. The demand is justified. It is
historic. 1t comes from the over
whelming mass of the Irish people.
Few believe that Great Britain will
surrender control of Ireland, except as
a very last resort. AS the action of
the Sim Fein leaders thus far has
been dictated by logic, patriotism and
commendable restraint since their
great endorsement at the hands of the
Irish people, what we now await is
the attitude or device of Great Bri-
tain in opposition to the desired indie
pendence of Ireland
What is England going to do? y
We get hint in the seizure a few
days before January 2O' of "docu-
ments" in the Sim Fem headquarters,
which were raided by the authorities.
Now, of course, none of us here be-
lieves that any documents were there,
other than those of the most ordinary
kind, which could be shown to the
world, or may have been shown to the
world. But English rulers now have
something which they call "docu-
ments."
A few weeks before that dispatch
was printed in the New York World
telling that thousands of men had
been imported into Ireland since the
beginning of the war and had been
maintained there, and were preaching
unrest, industrial agitation and the
like, and that these men were sup
ported by outside funds.
From these two significant items we
can surmise some of Britain's plans.
The one thing we are now taught
to fear is Bolshevism. Our troops are
fighting Bolshevists in Russia. Ger.
man Bolshevists have been in riots
and rebellions. The world feels the
menace of Bolshevism. 1t is said that
certain periodicals in New York have
received large sums of money from
Russian Bolshevists. Again and again
America is told of the dangers and
disturbances of Bolshevism.
Probably when the critical r,o,nent
comes Britain will prod : 80
documents" which will . 'o,Al u
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
BY. John G. coyIe, M. D.

BY, John G. coyIe, M. D.
On January 20, 1919, the Parliament
representing the great majority of the
people of Ireland, met in Dublin and
proclaimed Ireland free. The act is
historic.
The members chosen to seats IN the
British Parliament-the Parliament Of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland-who were elected as can
didates of the Sim Fein Party in Ire
land, informed their constituents and
the world that, if elected, they would
not take seats in the British Parlia-
ment. They would not even qualify
for the posts by any adherence to or
binary forms. They would abstain
from any participation in the govern
ment of Great Britain and Ireland
through any British Parliament. Their
attitude was and is that Great Britain
has no sovereign rights over Ireland,
that the so-called Union" was OBJ
tanned by force and fraud, that all
British dominion over Ireland was by
force and against the will of the PEG.
pie of Ireland and that they stood be-
fore the voters of Ireland with those
views and those intentions.
The people of Ireland elected 70
such candidates, whose views were
proclaimed in advance to all Ireland,
to all Britain, and to the world. The
seven or more Nationalists from Ire
land must adopt the policy of the out
spoken majority of the Irish people.
It is their patriotic duty so to do.
Ireland. then, has proclaimed to the
world that it desires no further con-
nection with Great Britain. It has
chosen its representatives. These
chosen persons have proclaimed Ire
land free. Ireland demands, at the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
Incidents From The Struggles Of The
Church Against Absolutism.
Data From The Writings Of Cardinal
Manning.

Recently writer's in the atlantic
Monthly the New Republic" and
the "Open Court" in articles re-
ferring partly to the need of sort
of reconstruction on the part of the
churches, and partly to Religion
and Democracy" (Open Court), have
preferred the charge against the
churches (including the Catholic
church, that they have been remiss
in their duty as protectors of reli-
gious authority against the domina-
ton of political authority, and in their
obligations towards the people as
against the Entertainments of. secular
power and secular thought.
We have previously pointed out that
the Catholic Church did not silently
and passively submit to the overbear-
ing policies of Absolutism as against
the rights of religion and the rights of
the people. The Russian Anarchist
Prince Kropotkin was quoted to show
in what manner and to what degree
Bishops of the Church championed
when they were not bound hand and
foot, the cause of the liberties of the
Church and of the people. Cardinal
Manning also supplies arguments and
data on this same subject He also
discusses in his able manner and
style the long struggle between
"Caesarism and Ultramontanism," and
between Caesarism, or Absolutism,
and the peoples rights. In his "Mis-
cellanies" we find various references
to this subject, which it might be we'll
for some of the critics of the Church
to peruse.
The discussion of principles in
"Caesarism and Ultramontanism" is
both interesting and valuable. For the
present, however, reference to
Manning's essay on "The Pope and
Magma Charta" may suffice. In this
essay Manning defends the position of
the Pope regarding this document, and,
in doing so, prefaces his remarks by
some illustrations from history, show.
ing the generous support given by
the Church to the cause of the peo-
pie. In this connection he quotes
from Stubb's Documents (p. 49, Ok
ford 1874: "From the beginning of the
thirteenth century the struggle Gin
England) is between the Barons, cler-
gy, and people on one side, and the
King and his personal partisans, Eng
lish and foreign, on the other. The
Barons and prelates who drew up the
charter were the sons of the minis
terial mobiles of Henry H., the imita-
tors of S. Anselm and S. Hugh, of
Henry of Winchester and Thomas of
Canterbury" And again, quoting from
tubbs Cibid. p. 32,) he says: "No d.
vision of the clergy ever sympathized
with the feudal party" l. e., against
the interests of the people.
The Cardinal, to illustrate the atti-
tude of the representatives of the
Church towards the people, goes back
to the days before the Magma Charta,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
FocH LEARNS TO SMOKE
Now Thoroughly Enjoys Good Briar
Pipe Bought From English Firm.

Marshal Foch has acquired the Eng
-lish habit of smoking. The French do
not smoke pipes. Day by day Marshal
Foch saw Field Marshal Haig and 9th
err British generals in the vortex of
the war calmly doing their work be-
hind good, big-bowled briar pipes.
Foch asked Haig what it was like to-
smoke pipe. He bought one. He filed
it under careful British military in
struction. He began the attempt with
energy and purposeful determination,
but at first smoked more matches than
tobacco. Now, however, he has mas
tered it and thoroughly enjoys a good
briar which he has bought from AM
English firm.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01

Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne,
Ind, recently named a Catholic Press
Sunday in his diocese. He is the
fourth Bishop to have done this with
in a year. The others being Bishop
Then of Denver, Bishop Glass of Salt
Lake, and Bishop Chartrand of In
dianapolis.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
United States Guard DISCHARGED.

The United States guard, made up
of Spanish War veterans and regulars
too old for duty in France, which has
guarded all bridges at Leavenworth
Kan, for more than a year, has been
discharged from the service. The men
are dressed in the old-time regular
army uniform. Many Of them who
had not yet completed thirty years of
service transferred to the Twenti-
eth infantry at Camp Funston. Kan.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
ST. CLARA CONVENT NEWS
Death Of Sister Mary Peter Conner,
o. S. D,

W. D. y.
Sister Mary Peter Conner of the Or
der of Saint Dominic died at Saint
Clara Convent, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin,
January 26 of pneumonia after few
days illness.
Sister Mary Peter during her forty
years of religious life had rendered
marked service to the Congregation
OF which she was member. Twenty
four years ago she was called from the
mission in Bennington, Illinois, where
she was Prioress, to assume the re-
sponsibility of Bursar General of the
Congregation, an Office which she
filled until her death. Her insight and
clear grasp of business affairs and
sound sense united with courteous
devotion to all around her fitted her
for this position. She held the esteem
and confidence of men with whom she
interest in every good cause.
Sister Mary Peters life was stead
AeAot W uuIy anu uCl udyo WSl6 llllcu
with good works. Her tenderness of
heart, charity and directness won many
friends Kind and gentle always, but
firm as a rock in point of principle,
her sympathy and practical advice was
often sought and honestly given. Many
alumnae and old students of Saint
Clara College and Academy will feel
personal regret in the death of Sister
Mary Peter. Her Sisters in religion
have lost valuable member deeply
revered and loved7a shining example
of the religious life.
Song Recital by Mr.. George O'ConneII.
The faculty and students of Saint
Clara College were favored on.the eve
ming, of January the twenty-fourth by
the appearance of Mr. George O'Con-
nell in song recital. The noted tenor
gave a program of variety and inter-
est. The opening songs by Secchi,
Tosti, Grieg and Puccini were sung
with admirable taste. Assisted by his
able accompanist, Miss Zehetner, Du-
buque, Mr.. O'Connell interpreted the
next group Old Irish Songs with sym
pathetic charm and humorous under
standing. Opening the third group was
collection of Mexican Love Songs, by
Ponce, and de Tysde, which further
showed Mr.. O'Connell's versatility, and
ease of diction in foreign tongue, as
we'll as in the dialect songs. Two of
| these dialect songs, Scotch and Negro,
lent an interesting variety to the last
group of English numbers. Among
these the Crying of Water, by Tipto4,
and My Pal (this charming poem was
written by Mr.. O'ConnelD were ex.
quisitely sung. The last number, Eos.
ter's The Americans Come, was inter
preted by the singer with such an
inimitable blending of the pathetic and
the dramatic that it proved quite the
climax of the evenings program.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
He Avoids No. 1923.

Rather than use automobile number
plate 1923, an applicant for an automo-
bile license expressed his willingness
to the secretary Of state to pay for
another set Of numbers. The numbers
were exchanged, however, for set
more to his liking
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
FINDS OLD HORSE IN FRANCE
Animal Recognizes Former Owner Met
on French Road

Roy Dooley, a young farmer living
near Hunnewell, Mo-, sold off his farm
horses and enlisted in the United
States army nearly.two years ago. Ac-
cording to word received here, while
serving in France Dooley saw a
French soldier leading familiar horse
down the road. He stopped the soldier
and was told it was an American
horse bought for the French cavalry.
Dooley said the horse recognized him
as its former owner at once
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
DR.. JOHN G. cOYLE DISCUSSES
THE NEW ASPECT OF IRISH
AFFAIRS.

Advises SeIf-Restraint and Patriotism
Of All Interested in IreIand's Wei.
fare-ProbabIe Forecast Of Eng
lands Attitude in the Premises
May Seek to Give Impression of Con-
nection of Sim Fein with Bolshe-
xikis.n.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
TO RECOGNIZE PADEREWsKI

Polish Regime Headed by Pianist
Finds Favor, Is Report.
Paris, Jan. 24.-Recognition of the
new government of Poland, headed by
1gnace Jan Paderewski, is expected
here. Action to this end, it is be-
lieved, will be taken shortly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
Finds Pearl in Oyster

Former Congressman Frank Plumley
Of Mortified, VT, was eating dinner
at a local hotel when his teeth struck
a pearl in spoonful of creamed oys-
tiers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
Illinois Has Prize Cat.

The finest feline in the world lives
at Springfield, III. 1t is Persian cat
named "Silver Cloud" and owned by
H. E. Jeffrey. The cat carried away
all honors at q recent exhibit in Cleve-
land
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-01
BUT ONE U. S. PRISONER LEFT

Single American Soldier Remains in
Hands Of Germans.
Berlin, Jan. 24.-Of the American
soldiers taken prisoner by the Ger
mans, only one now remains in Ger
many, the Associated Press cores
pondent has learned. This prisoner
is at Stuttgart, too ill to be removed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18

pictures which showed lighting purn
ing homes, explosion OF shells anu
the taking Of human life. He was
bored by the lov-making and scenes
of peace. After few minutes OF
the love-making he said, in a ioua
tone Of voice:
81 want to see some more houses
burn up"
The probabilities are that all boys
FORMAL and red-blooded, are just 'ne
same and many grown persons are
Just a. bed.
Most persons retain a good deal OF
the old barbarians in them and diner
little from the old Romans who rev.
eled in the gladitorial combats ana
the fight with wild beasts In the are
ma. DO you suppose that most per
sons would be excited and so inter-
ested in the flight Of an airplane and
the stunts performed by the aviator
IL there was no danger Of the ma
chine falling! What fascinates most
persons is the danger Of something
going wrong and the plane falling
The danger Of a Hon turning on Its
trainer and rending him, or rather
the chance that the beasts will DO
this, attracts most persons to wilc
animal show. There Is always the
thought that there may be a tragedy
and the average person wants to sec
it.-Rambler In st. Petersburg indie
pendent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18
MIiIer's Antlseptie OIL. Known AZ
Snake Oil

viii Positively Remove Pain In Three
Minutes
Try it right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore. stiff and
swollen joints, pain in the head, back
and limbs, corns, bunions, etc. After
one application pain disappears as II
by magic.
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs, Colds, Group,
Sore Throat, diptheria and Tonsilitis.
This oil is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known Its
prompt and immediate effect in re-
lieving pain is due to the fact that
1t penetrates to the affected parts at
once, AS an illustration pour ten
drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and 1t will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is golden red color only. Every
bottle guaranteed; 30c. 60c, and s1.O0
a bottle or money refunded at Red
Cross Pharmacy, Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18

rivers and lakes, and also available
underground, besides the heaviest
annual rainfall. than any other state
In the union.
Orchids=-ths rare and sxpensive
beauties Of the northern greenhouses
grow wild In the forests Of Flori.
da.
Florida's fish oysters, shrimp. crabs
and various kinds OF sea food bring
In annually more than $25.00o.o0o.
Florida produces yearly 100000
quarts OF Strawberries.
Florida produces more long-staple
cotton Tho kind use dto make thread
and lace material-than does any
other state. It was worth In 1917
more than 7I cents pound.
There are more than ESQ varieties
|of ash In Florida waters.
Florida produces 100000 pounds
Of butter--a mere fraction OF its O,
|pacity to produce this commodity. II
oifers excellent opportunities In the
dairy industry. M ~
The value Of Florida's peanut crop
is estimated at sS,ooo,eoe.
The summer warmth Of FloEids
never prostrates man or animal the
temperature seldom attaining 100 Do
grees above zero. Sultry nights ere
unknown. Trade winds constantly
blow ever the state from the 0uli
Of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean.
Florida ships $4,000 car loads Of
fruit and vegetables year, or more
than four solid train loads every day
in the year.
Florida's farm, grove, poultry, and
dairy products In 1917 aggregated
$113, 900, 900 in value. The value
would be $1,000, 100000 Off all avail
able land were developed and cult
waited.
Florida produces 100000 to Is.
100000 bushels Of corn q year, and
Of a quality as fine as that Of any
on earth.
Florida has an average of 81 inches
of rainfall annually.
There are 100 horticultural nurser'
trees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18

When the waters Of the North are
covered with thick Ice. you can 60
fishing and boating In Florida waters
q pick strawberries and flowers In
Flertda gardeus.
Leaving out rivers. Iakes, towns
cities. highways, railroads, etc. Flor
ida has 10000 900 acres OF land avail
able for. cultivation-wfth less thsu
3,oes,o00 acres under the pillow.
Lock It . map Of the world, and
ysu viii nnd Florida b more favor
ably located, relative to facility n
socess to water and world tsmc
thaa any other American state.
Florida has many varieties q
grasses and other forage crops.
F1orila mines $io.ooe! 900 worth 81
phosphate per annum. or 80 per cent
OF the total output Of tho United
States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18

boats. Silver Springs, near Oh
flows $4,000 gallons a minute. Il
believed to be the largest spring
earth.
Florida's banking deposits lnrs
ed 2O5 per cent. within the last
years. It has 201 banking Inst
lions under state control and "
tional banks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18
ARE BOYS BLOOD.THIRSTYi

Are all male children blood-thirsty
or is the Rambler's boy EXCEPTIONAL
The Rambler often wonders. He won
dered especially after the boy had
gone to see Hearts of the World al
the Plaza theater. The boy was de.
lighted with those portions OF the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18
The mild climate Of Florida offers
farming opportunities not eQualed
elsewhere In the Union.

Florida has some Of the largest
and most beautiful springs in the
world. Several Of them flow at the
rate Of 100000 to 100000 gallons per
minute-large enough to float steam.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18
Facts About Florida
THE MOST WONDERFUL STATE IN THE UNION
tcompiled By the Florida State Marketing Bureau)

Florida ranks hrst among all states
In the Union In the production Of
turpentine.
There are two nillisn acres Of
land In the Everglades ~ rich - any
in the world. 4 IA
Florida annually produces 1900.
900 gallons Of milk. This state 10
better adapted to dairying than h any
other state in the union.
From Florida are shivDsA sos,eoo
crates Of celery annually.
In . single season 7,S>e cars of
watermelons and 2ss,eeo cratss II
cantaloupes have been shippsd from
Florida
The Florida velvet-Scan crop ~.
,roximates 100000 bushels . year.
Floridas sea coast II l,Soe miles
les in Florida, with homegrown
long
There are nineteen navigabls nv
ers In Florida.
It Is estimated that On acre Of
Florida water can be made to supply
as much food a. an acre Of land.
Florida farm land increases In val
ue 165 per cent. each decade. The
state contains 100000 acres.
Florida Is not all sand. It has
more than 100000 acres of land
with q firm red-clay subsoil.
Two years Of upbuilding with leg.
umes will make the most ordinary
Florida sand productive.
Jackson county shipped rs cars Of
A-grade corn to Kansas City, Mo-, last
year.
Fossil remain brought to light BY
mining operations show Florida once
was the home of the mastodon, the
elephant, the camel, the saber-toothed
fiber, and other giant forms Of life,
Honey is produced In practically
every Florida county. No state pro-
iuces greater number Of nectar
bearing plants and flowers.
Florida has two kinds OF trees not
found elsewhere in the world--so far
as known to botanists. They are 81
the confer or pine family.
Florida has IL OF the 6S federal res
rvations for the protection and pres
ervation of bird life.
The banner orange tree Of Florida
is 60 feet high and has produced 10,
900 oranges In year.
More than 800 silos have been bull
in Florida in recent years, this worl
having been scarcely started.
Hastings, In St. Johns county
marketed more than 100000 WORT
of white potatoes in 1917.
Florida reported 5O,o1s farms Il
1910. The state could contain tel
times as many.
Florida has the largest pecan grow
In the world-72,000 trees, covering
1920 acres, near Tallahassee.
Florida possesses 100000 peca:
trees.
No one need fear coming to Flor
da because of alligators. They ar
now as much OF curiosities to Florid
ians as they have been to tourists.
Florida ia destined to become i'm
portant. very important, in RAISING
live stock. There Is no long, colt
winter to test the vitality OF animals
Feed can be grown every month.
Florida has more surface water II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-18
Reading Advertisements
has helped to m axe
this a united country

Jim Hawkins props his feet on
the rose festooned porch rail
ing IN an Oregon suburb and
reads the same motor car ad-
vertisement that Cousin Peter
is studying as he rides home
from work in the New York
subway.
In Arizona you can buy the
same tooth paste and tobacco
that are used by the folks in
Maine.
California fruit growers adver.
tise their oranges and lemons
10 the people of the East. New
Hampshire factories make ice
cream freezers for Texas house
holds.
There can be no division: in a
country so bound together bv
taste, habit and custom,