The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-17

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TIE Ss&e1s Canal wss oLened Ia 1862 It is
not yet fully completed, Or rather is I'M
perfected, and has a dept. cf tti.;1-.i,ty ,iA
feet. II h;la feen t1i.':as., ,;;,aas:s; III ti5
process OF construction, and forty hours ara
required lor the passage Of q vessel.
'CoPPEEuEAD'' was the term applied III
the North at the beginning Of the re-
bcllon to those who sympathized with the
South. 1t was adopted i'll analogy to the
serpent OF chat name which stlngs without
giving noticc, and is very vanomous.
THE permanent constitution Of the Con-
tederate states Of America" was adopted
at Moats: geometry: Ala, March II, 1861. was
ratified by Alabama, March 10; Georgia,
March is, louisiana, March 81; Texas,
March p, Mississippi, March &c; South
Carolina April 5 1861.
AS Is we'll known, the art OF skating is y
prehistoric one, In MANY parts of Europe
bones OF dolpestjcated animals have been
found which had been uscG as shs.ves or as
runners OF small sledges. It is Of consid-
cradle interest 70 learn that similar i.nple-
nents arc found still in use in several parts
Of Northern Gel many.
Tue practice of ourying the dead with The
head toward the west is Of Christian origin
Hhc rising Of the sun il the east was be-
lleved to be the sign that the second appear
;nce Of Christ will be in that direction, and
that those who arise from tlla,r graves will
lace Hin. The custom is ,lo5 followed as
rigidly us heretofore.
BELOW is given tho capacity of number
OF the larger church edifces Of The world;
St. Feter's, Rome, will accommodate $4,000
persons; Duoma, Milan, 5000; ST. Paul's,
la IsoA412 '1,VVVi CG tSoiAiI '1HiAS LdltlAOJ!c,
23:0oo; Notre Dame de Paris; II, 600; the
Pisa, $4,000; ST. Marks, in Venice, 1000.
WHAT are known as "Blue Hill Weather
Predictions - are those issued from the pri-
vate observatory On Blue Mountain, near
Milton, Ore. This observatory and the pre-
dictions sentout are entirely distinct from
the United States Signal-Service and are
c.7>s .taI
in weather matters has led 10 the establish
ton OF the work 10 which it is de7otel.
THE press upon which Benjamin Frank
lin worked in London, in 1925, is preserved
in the Patent Office at Washington. It is 81
clumsy structure, almos! entirely Of wood,
known as the Ran!a{ye press, OF which
many were still III ase more than a century
!itar. Iroa was subsequently used foE
some Of tho parts until the beginning Of the
present century. Printin g machinery, now
brought to such q high degree OF perfection,
was {. half-eentury ago not much ahead OF
Fsanklin's Time.
A WHITE sguali is enc which produces no
tli1ainution Of light. This furious and dan.
gerots gust appears in clear weather With |
out any otl2es warning than the white foam |
Az Oh GllG &1sC ttuI -
very thin haze 1t usually breaks ;lpout a |
vessel when she is totally glnpccloi1ed Zoe |
such q strain upon her canvas and. conse.
Quently proves one Of the most dangerous
forms Of tho SAILORS existence, A black !
squall is far less dangerous, as it is usually |
preceded by an accumulation Of dark clouds |
and accompanied By heavy rain, Time is
thus given to trim s;li!s and to avert peril.
A COMMON glass eye may be had tor ten
dollars. but they are uot q good Imitation
and do not last long. "A firs1-ciass eye costs
Fifty dollars Or even more. The best will
not last ever two years, because the secre-
lions in the hollow Of the eye roughen the
glass by chemical action, and this rough
ness initiates the flesh. Glass eyes are all
made abroad, principally in Germany and
Franco, no Factory having been started
here, although theirs is a great demand for
them in this country. A. skillful oculjst
Fan put glass eye into the cavity SO that
very close observation is necessary to de-
5ect it. Not only are the size and color OF
the natural eye counterfeited, but even the
general expression.
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PERT AND PuNGENT.