The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-12-28

THE DISCOVERY.
When Old Columbus with his ships
About America lowered.
Each Indian matt with sprizhtly graos
SIX pped from the surfY bathing place
And cried, with wonder stricken face:
"Great heavens we're discoveredl.'
Were 1t not for clouds that darken
there would be no rainbow in our lives.
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Gratitude is the music of the leart
when it's cords are moved by kindness.
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If one has the misfortune to be in the
wrong, there is something noble in
frankly owning it.
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All our plans dou't get worked out.
the way we expect they will in this.
world, and it is mighty lucky for us too,
that good many of them don't.
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A large motherly hen has been dig
covered holding down three Waterbury
watches in New York. It is supposed
that she was trying to hatch out the
Worlds Fair for that city--on tick.
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Every life should be like the orange
tree: at one and the same time laden
with the bursting of purpose. with che
fragrant blossoms of right desire, with
the hardy fruit Of work and with the
golden globes OF rich attainments.
A watch for blind people has been In
vented in Switzerland. In the middle
of every figure is small peg, which
drops when the hour hand reaches the
figure. The owner feels that the peg ie
down and counts back IN, twelve to de-
termine the hour,
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The parties who undertook 70 show
the Pan American delegates the indust-
ries OF the United States don't seem to
have understood their business. The
greatest of all American Industries was
overlooked. The visitors were not taken
to see baseball match.
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A one-legged man, whom the Seattle,
Wash police were after the other day,
took refuge in cellar, barred the door
aud defied the whole force. The fire
department was called out and the Gel
lar pumped full of water. When it got
up to the mans chin he surrendered.
Since then he has escaped three times
from Jail.
Quite complication of relationship
results from recent wedding in Lehigh
County, Pennsylvania. The step
mother of the bride is the sister of the
groom. so his sister becomes his mother
in-law and his brother-in-law his father
in.law. and his wife his niece. The
bride married her uncle and her step
mother became her sister-ln-law.
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Maben, of the Free Lance. has again
got himself in the tolls. This time fox
lbelling, az it is alleged, Chief Bracket.
As Maben has been q bowler and q
rooster from away back, it is about time
something was beng done to find Gus
whether there is any method in his mad
ness-w whether he is honoring or dis
honoring the profession which he follows.
An Illinois stranger 1T Toledo hotel
unfamiliar with the electric light, tried
to blow it out. No use. Next he tied
knots in the string by which il was sus~
pended. hoping to choke off the light,
That failed, and then he wound towel
around the bulb aud went to bed.
After he was asleep the towel ignited
and set the room on fire. The house
was saved from conhagration by the
timely discovery by the night watchmsn.
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An unknown author, pays this tribnte
to the girl that works. s.The girl who
works -God bless her. She is brave
and active and not too proud to earn her
own living. nor ashamed to be caught q:
her daily task. She smiles at you from
behind counter or desk. There is .
memory Of her sewn into each silent
gown. She 10 like q beautiful mount
SINGER already far mp the bill, and the
sight Of bsr shpnld e 8 fine inspiration
for ns all III, honor u u, 81 know tl1is
girl - 70 be worthy q her regard Her
hands may be stained BIZ dishwashipg.
Isweeping, factory grease ], printer ink
but it's IN honest hand sansl helpiDg
one l, i stsys 1nisfo rtunes fro homes;
i Is one shield that protects many Tor
5lorn little family from The alnns house
and the asYl m n