The Irish standard., 1886-04-24
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

But when she's in love she's in earnest,
And loves 'slike thousand of brick
A Nebraska Shyloek recently took a
mortgage On q well.
A California museum curiosity is a
cows horn five feet six inches in length.
The IRISH STANDARD violates no con-
fdence when it remarks that there is a
strike or two throughout the land.
One Of the most extensive chicken
farmers in Pennsylvania is named
Hatch. His first name is Hennery.
Another switchmen's strike. The
school-teachers Of st. Louis are hunting
out and flogging boys chat have been
irving to get up strike for shorter
hours,
The Boston Transcript speaks Of
s'greenhouse plants for bedding. +" This
may be suit the cultured Bostonese, but
excuse us. We are made Of sterner
stuff and cast our sheets and blankets.
The Buddhists believe that it woman
behaves herself she will become man.
In that case she will haye to take Oft her
hat when she goes to the theater. Let
the women consider this.
A Chicago family containing four
daughters came near starving to death
last week, because the cook left, and
none of them knew how to make tea.---
Carl Petzsl's National Weekly,
The number of unemployed in New
York city at the present time is $4,000,
less than one.l1alf the usual number
And yet the eight.hour movement does
not meet with favor among the bosses,
It is rumored that Jim McCaw, bet
ter known as the "McCnwdo" noted
fast compositor, who is now in Chicago,
will soon take unto himself helpmeet,
or helper to eat meat. No cards.
The success which has attended the
operation Of the electric motor on a line
CT street cars in Baltimore has given
ground for the opinion that the prac-
ticability of electricity as a motor has
been fully established.
The daughter of rich widower in
Holland fell in love with one Of her
fathers young clerks, and the old man
favored the suit. The clerk, however,
put an end TO the match by disclosing
that she was poor girl who had taken
on mail Disguise as means of earning a
livelihood The old man married her
himself.
From the Prescott Plaindealer we
learn that T. J. McAndrew last Saturday
received the appointment OF mail agent
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad between st. Paul and Milwau-
kee. Mr.. McAndrew is aman well fitted
for the place and his friends all over the ,
county will be pleased to learn Of his
good luck.
::Society,o at Columbus, O., is trying
TO boycott the wife of Gov. Foraker, be-
cause he sent special message to the
legislature last week calling attention to !,
the manner in which wealthy people
avoid taxation by refusing to make q :
proper return OF their property to the
assessors. On Tuesday, Mrs Foraker's
regular reception day, there was a nota-
BILE absence of the women of the t'frst q
families.''
Tom Reed, the leader Of the republi-
can side Of the house. is the wit Of that
body. Strolling down in front Of the Astor
RouseBeach with the great obiectorfrom
New York, the other day, he turned to
hinlwith quizzical twinklein his eye and 1
said. ''About this objection business of
yours, Beach, do you get your inspira-
tion from other members or does it come
direct from the Almighty" Beach was
too dazed 70 answer
luAce utlloA JcuAS AtcA O1 lASl4ueu,
Conn, decided to call upon.:three young
women vino We're not ut all anxious to
see them. They did call, rugged out i'll
their best clothes, we're ushered into the
parlor, and there found conspicuously
displayed g quart of salt and spoon.
After gazing at these for some time and I
waiting in vain for the young women,
the callers came to the conclusion that
they were, indeed. too fresh. and went
home.
The late Sir Henry Taylor was full 1
OF stories, some Of which may not have
previously in print. Many Of
them related to Charles Butler. One
occasion an excited member of parlia-
ment jostled Butler in the lobby, say
ing;;-'I beg your pardon; was hurry