The Irish standard., 1889-07-20
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
The statement that London with a
population of 3, SOC, 900, has nearly 9OO,-
600 receiving pauper relief, shows Ia
mentable state of affairs where arlstoc-
racy rules the helm.
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a Hindoo lecturer in England says
that the British have degraded India
and her people to the level OF beasts,
and that tens of thousands die yearly
of starvation, and all reports are sup
pressed.
The loud-mouuhed auctioneer who
stands behind the fake counter, is Still
doing business at the old stand in town.
Wouldn't it be a good thing for the po-
lice commission to order these places
closed? Let the order be issued at
once. They are an injury to the city.
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There are some 1000 Americans IN
Canada who cannot return to their ma
tive country, for fear of putting them
selves to the trouble Of wearing sum-
mer clothes at the states expense. a.
rare collection of thieves and Doodle
aldermen. They help Canada in IN
creasing her debt but she is tired of
them, and they are not. so they will
likely remain there.
Uuited Ireland The Cork Herald
bas unearthed a most interesting police
secret circular, directing 1.-The con-
stables on duty'' to give their own
versions of eyictions to the English
visitors and reporters. From the in
formation they supply to the brave
Ralfour, we may look for something
lovely as the result of the circular,
They have taken care that there shall
be no one present to contradict them.
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St. Anthony of Padua was full Of
love for ANIMALS, as we'll as OF nature in
general, as he showed by constant illu-
sions in his sermons. He was always
dwelling with delight upon the white
ness and genlteness of swans, the mu-
tual charity of the storks, the purity
and fragrance of the flowers of the
field, etc., etc. When preaching once
to sinners who refused to listen to him.
he suddenly turned away from them
and, appealing to the animal world,
asked the fish of the water to harken to
him. The old legend tells how they
lifted their heads in great numbers
from the water to listen to his words.
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E. D. Wheeler, of Manistee, Mich.
one of the most prominent salt manu-
facturers OF the West, is now preparing
an outline of plans for the proposed
international salt trust. An associ-
alton with $2O,OO0,00O capital will be
organized under the laws Of New Y ork.
Mr.. Wheeler says that a disastrous
war has been waged between the pro-
ducers in Michigan, Kansas and New
York; That his company has been ship
ping salt from Chicago to places in
Kansas, paying 81 per barrel freight,
and selling it at $1.20. Kansas and
New York producers have been ship
ping salt to Chicago at the same rates.
When the trust is formed prices are
expected to go up 10 cents a barrel.
Mr. Burt, the would.be governor of
Michigan, will be president of the con-
Germ. The association WILL begin bust
ness January l, next.
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United Ireland The braye Balfour's
preconcerted savagery to political pris~
oners has smirched the fair fame at
home and abroad. It was a device
eminently worthy of the cowardly cynic
to conquer by degradation-to bring
patriotism down to the level of pocket.
picking, to inflict nameless petty cruel
ties on men whose shoestrings he was
not worthy to tie, sheltering himself
all the time under prison rules which
he made and broke at his own sweet
will, ard only abandoning his delightful
prison pastime with snarl when
English public opinion, reused and
enraged, made 1t no longer safe to
pursue it. He has ranked England's
name with Russia's for political savage
ry-England that vaunted so loudly
her enlightened humanity, and loved
to pose as model to the nations of the
earth.
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The Anderson & Douglass franchise
was lost sight Of for few days during
the past week, but the people know that
there is something in that for them and
very little in the police commission.
There was rather unsatisfactory feel
ing among the South Minneapolis alder
men on the granting Of this franchise,
because of the company refusing to 80
below Thirteenth avenue South. A lit
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