The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-03-01
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..Of all the aliens who took ont 1ettersss
81 naturalization ia England last year
only three were An ericans. Il Vho were
these three? S. .ss
To see hen making her way through
the snow these days forcibly reminds Y
one Of the position Speaker Reed adopt
ed in the house before the adoption St
tho rules. It was SIMPLY : foul pro- pro-
ceeding. 95 @s;; ;5 l
4 "a postal card sent from READING.
Pa. 10 Stroudsburg. fifteen miles away,
one year ago. has just reached i:s das-
tination.' And still the Republicans
will tells as that we are getting q bust
ness-like administration. Very like il.
amt it?
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Eat King Humbert's express wish tho
Italian Government is about to establish
in New York and Brooklyn four Italian
schools, where will be taught the English
and Italian languages. The first thing
these Eastern Italians ought to be-
taught is to work for nothing less than
So. 90 day.
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ssThe Kentucky editor who advertisae
TO give each new subscriber drink Of
crab cider is said to be experiencing q
boom in his circulation Department.
It is also said that he proposes adopting
the same tactics with the Prohibitonist1
in the two Dakotas next election. He
will win sure.
"Paper has long been made from
wood pulp, but it is now manufactured
from the sawdust refuse of mills. When
tarred and dried it makes an admirable
sheating for houses" Yes; it is some.
times used tor writing on and klndling
fires. Why don't you tell us something
else that it is good for? !,
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..The militia force Of the United
States consists of 1857 commissioned
officers, 1878 enlisted men. and Z 2B.-
498 men not organized. but available for
military duty" This is decent look
ing showing, but how many of the un-s
organized would come TO the front to-
defend the country if in danger? A.
chrome for the first boy who can answer
this question correctly.
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samuel J. Randall was received into
the membership of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian church at Washington. q
few days since, the statesman undergoing
the rite of baptism An example of the
power of the minister over the layrnan.
IF Speaker Reed had attempted to cool
off the Democrats in this fashion, they
would not have given him time to wipe
his hands. - > y.
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England has 1000, 600 paupers, out Of
a total population of less than 81, COO, 600.
This is one pauper to less than Eve per-
sons. The most wretched CON .munity
in any part of the United States can
show vastly better record than this. y
England will have more paupers five
years hence than it has now if the costly
nobility are not shelved. No wonder
that the rich are getting richer and the
poor poorer.
can English inventor has patentedian
apparatus for washing ones feet and
legs without STOPPING. It cor sistB Of
brushes attached to light framework
of wood with handle, 80 as to work
them up and down without the necessity
of bending the body.'' The invention
would be complete if 1t only. wiped the
feet after washing. That will come yet.
Engllshmen will have hard work now in
fnding excuses for not washing their
feet at least twice year.
w.
Frederick a. Page says in the Ando-
YER Review that the newspaper is the
cheapest thing in the world for value
received. aud that modern society has
no class which can not afford to come
under the influence Of newspapers. Mr..
Page makes no pretent1ons to being
or the son of prophet. but he
hits the nail pretty squarely on the
he ad. !" Now is the time for this editors
who have any bills against Mr.. Page to
strike him. He is in good humor now.
s'Tne statue of Henry Ward Beecher
1oofipo6 to ho ,,1oooI -. D.or.,o..l. d.