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The Irish standard., 1890-02-15
sPO RTlNG NOTES.

The free. for all trot for the 81 HON
Plate stakes took place Wednfsda.
Afternoon at Lake Of the Isles at 2:30.
McKaig's Patsy won the free for al
race al Lake of the Isles Monday. Fiv,
horses were entered. and the race wa
in ore third mile heats. best three on
of five. Orth's Billy Boy won seconc
money.
Axel Paulsen wants to skate Hugh
McC ormick a 10mile race for $3.50 q
side and the championship gold medal
He wants to race on q square track two
laps to the mile. or Oh 2}-|ap oblone
track Pahlsen has deposited a $50 for
feir: ID
Tom Connors, of Milwaukee. threw
Peter Schumacher, the champion Of the
Pacific coast. three out of five times in a
wrestling match at Milwaukee Tuesday
night The conditions of the match
were cat CHI as catch-can, two points
down. Schumacher won the first fall In
II minutes, and Conl.ors the three sue
ceeding falls in six minutes, Is minutes
and Is minutes and IL seconds.
Patsy O'E.eary, of New York, and
Paddy Mcbride, of Philadelphia, light
weights, fought at the Arlington Club,
Buffalo, Tuesday night with two ounce
gloves for purse of $500, aud a side
bet of $500 Mcbride knocked o Leary
out in the fifth round by a vicious bow
on the jugular. Mcbride was imme-
diately matched to fight Jack Hanley
for purse of $500, the date to be agreed
upon later.
The articles of agreement for the Car.
diff Godfrey fight reached Minneapolis
TUESDAY. and were signed by Cardiff
The articles stipulate chat the parties
must meet at the Parnell Athletic Club
rooms in Boston, Nj arch IL, and spar Is
or more rounds. The winner will re-
ceive 81 600 and the loser $3.50 from the
club. Cardiff Will have benefit at the
athletic club rooms before leaving for
Boston, the benef fit date having been set
for Feb. 10. He will leave for the E asst
in three weeks, and will train in Busto1l.
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Marysburg.

Special correspondence to the Irish Standard
A congregation large as it might be OF
very fiue Sunday filled tho Catholic
church here this morning to attend thu
solemn Requiem Mass and funeral ser
vice over the remains of MISS Annie
Carroll, daughter of MIR. Daniel Carroll
one of the oldest and best known of ou
settlers. she had been for some time
troubled with hacking cough, but grew
SO much worse lately that whilst on .
visit to her sister IN St. Paul, shs
was Amounted there and then brough
home. Here she was surrounded will
all the attentions that the DEVOTED love
Of her parents. brothers and sisters
could devise and lavish on her. Sht
was visited once and again by the pastor
Father MahoneY, and administered al
the rites and consultations of holy church
But she was ripe for another world, an6
expired, resigned, calm, conscious ano
praying, to the last, Saturday morning
last, Sch inst. She was an exceedingly
high-spirited, noble, energetic girl, aud
it was only natural for those who had
known and esteemed her from childhood,
particularly the young people other own
age, to find 1t hard that death should
seize just such a one, and in the radiant
morning of her young womanhood.
But, as Father MahoneY said in his re-
marks at the funeral, all that seemed to
make it pity that she should go only
made it really more fit and desirable
and thanksworthv. For. as he said, this
world is but as nursery from which
the best and most forwarded growths
should be transplanted to their destined
place IN the ''fair land and large" their
home eternal 10 the heavens.
Ere sin cast a blight over the spirits young
bloom,
Or earth had profaned for what was meant for
the Skies w.
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started for the residence Of her brother
half mile away for assistance, and re.
turning with him, they discovered that
the tender web Of life was snapped.
1 MIR. Owens was young man who la
bored among US during the past decade.
always doing good and rendering help
land kindness and true charity to all
whom he could serve. He was admired
and respected by all who knew hun.
His integrity, veracltv and moral char.
acter was above reproacb. An aft C.
tionate husband. kind father and an
obedient son, he will long be missed
bv the family 80 largely indebted to him
for their happiness. His death was
sadder. owing to circumstances. than it
otherwise would have been. HIS par
ents were visiting relatives in Michi-
hastily from their enjoyment to see the
last of their only boy. To hear the sobs
OF dispair that were wrung from the
heartbroken parents was pitiful in the
extreme. The words of aft ction that
were given utterauce by them on be-
holding their only son whom they left
short time ago in>the prime Of his man
hood now cold in death. was indeed
heartrending. May the God of all con.
ISOLATION comfort and strengthen the
afd cted wife and parents in this their
great sorrow and help them to bear
this heavy stroke with fortitude and
resignation. The young wife has the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire com
muuity. The cold and icy blizzard that
sweeps this treeless prairie shall come
and 60. the prairie rose and lily shall
bloom and fade away, but tie memory
OF our dear friend for whom these lines
are written shall never die. The snow
clad earth shall burst forth with all its
colored verdure only to remind us that
beneath the green sod of Ciontarf sleeps
the remains of one whom we were
proud to consider our friend. May his
soul rest in eternal peace.
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CITY BRIEFS.

The telephone Call of The IR1sH
STANDARD IS 1854.
G. M. Loring has purchased an inter
est in w. s. Kings shoe last patent.
TIE gifted lrishman, John BOYLE
O. Reilly, editor Of the Boston Pilot,
will lecture at the Grand Opera huuse,
Minneapolis, On Sunday evening, Feb.
23rd.
Mrs. John O'Donnell, of 25S Seventh
avenue south, who has been i'll for the
paat three weeks and whose life was at
one time despaired of, is now improving
and past all danger.
Joshua Rogers. the deputy city comp
trOller, who was stricken with paralysis
nearly two weeks ago, is rapidly i'm
proving. aud Wednesday came down to
the CITY hall in a hack.
The funeral of Mrs. Nicholas Nolan,
of Corcoran, who died on last Sunday.
was held on Tuesday morning from
the Catholic church Of CorcOran. and
was quite largely attended.
The contract has been made and fled
with city clerk g. f. Hanry for $500
yards Of grading in the Eighth ward
The streets to be graded ara between
Lyndale and Hennepin, from Fran kiln
to 24lh street. ~ 4ss
In last weeks ISSUE OF The IRISH
STANDARD an item referring 70 Holy
Rosary parish SHOULD have rrad that
Father Brewer hau been transferred to
Columbss. . land not Father Boomer,
as Was announced. III Ct.
. The present popu lation OF the work
q a ' is lay. A great man 81. the u,
males "a are; serving 9OIiays' 4. sentences,
and will not be led until May.
\ ebruary - \ USUALLY one uff the most
prs'llf Sc 1, month"; for ths Workhouse Tin
{ eracy s1 u |lI5
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Saltwater.

Saltwater.
Special Correspondence of The Irish Standard
Friday evening the York Club gave 9
verp pleasant hop in the Opera House
hall,
Mr.. j. j. Walsh, of Minneapolis
called on his many friends here during
the week.
Miss Larkin, of ST. Paul, is making .
weeks visit here with her friend, Mis-!
Jennie MCGEE.
Mrs. John Brown. an old resident o
Saltwater, is lying at the point OF
death. pneumonia being the cause.
Mr. E. >. Darragh, OF G. u. and Thos
o Brien's law Off 20, st. Paul. was in thu
CITY last week as the guest of Mr.. P. E
burke, Jr.
MI George Keyes, who was seriousl,
injured while acting in the capacity OF
teamster on AAu River, is now improv-
ing rapidly.
Miss Mamie Mackev has returned
from Grand Forks, OAK, where she has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Foran
for the past nine weeks.
Mr.. James Fercy, employed at Nc
Dermott's camp, was brought down
last week entirely helpless by reason OF
an attack of acute rheumati m. He
was taken to his home in Oak Park.
Chas. Donahue. of New Richmond,
who, with John Mccarthy, is interested
in certain mining properties in the
West. was here during the week in con
ference with his friend, the postmaster
Mike collins received a very painful
injury last week while working at the
new dam near st. Croix Falls. He was
brought to his home ON south First
street, and physician called, when it
was found that his leg was broken in
two places.
Mr. Martin Foley. of Oak Park. who
has charge of the st. CrOix Lumber
Companv's camps, met with serious
accident Monday last, Mr. Foley was
struck bv rolling log. knocked down,
fracturiDg one rib, besides receiving a
deep scalp wound four inches in length
On Wednesday evening Miss Annie
Sutton was pleasantly surprised at her
home on west Willard street by about
fifty of her young friends. She how
ever proved herself equal to the occa.
sion, and good time was had by all,
dancing being the principal feature of
the evenings entertainment.
Rev. PA. McCarren received on Mon
day from Archbishop ireland letter
stating that he had appointed him AS
assistant to Father Byrne. at the I'm.
maCulate Conception Church, Mime
apolis. The Rev. Father has made
many friends during his stay in ST.
Michael's. and all are we'll pleased to
hear Of his promotion.
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PERSONAL.

Geo. J. Donovan, one of the city,
favorite young men, and who has for the
past nine years been in the employ Of
the big Boston, clothing store, has
gone to Tacoma, Wash, where he will
remain about two months.
Mr.George Colby, formerly of st. Paul
and member of The A. @ III. OF Ramsey
county, is now III business at Tacoma
Wash, hav pg established in company
with Mr.. 81. Conroy, the North Pacific
tea store and the North Pacific Real Els.
tate and Employment bureau 10 that
CITY. His many friends will wish him
success il his new we tern home. @
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Morris.

MOTIFS, n
Special Correspondence OF the Irish Standard.
Mr and Mrs. E. +. O'Brien are re
j,,icing over the arrival Of q baby boy.
Mother and babe are doing we'll.
"a disastrous Ere visited this place on
last Monday morning, sweeping away
our principal bu siaess blocks. The ORR
gin Of the tire Is unknown. The double
store Of j !, u. Good, part of which was
The Irish standard., 1890-02-15

Peter jackson was offered 81 600 to
stand three rounds before John Z. Sui
livan tn 9 Hoboken. u. ] 7 theatre q
few nights aga, but declined.
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promise the matter Of reprinting the
city records DESTROYED in the Tribune
building fire. He declares that he is
not demanding charity at the hands of
the city aud that he will not accept the
proffered $500 for the work. He will
either DO it for nothing If he Is bound
to. legally, or he will demand 81 200, the
cost Of reprlnting.
There was something of a sensation
IN social circles when it became known
that Warren Hill, the perfumeur at 6O9
First avenue south, had sued his wife,
Anna Nj. Hill, for Givorce. Warren
Hill is As and his wife is q. They were
Only married last May and now the wife
is in New York. The charge Mr.. Hill
makes against his wife is the rather
unusual one in suit against woman
Of habitual drunkenness
The creditors of Isadore M ,naech, the
embrzzling photographer, met Wednes
day afternoon and submitted a propo-
sltion to Mr.. Monasch for settlement.
They proposed that he furnish besides
hrs lithOgraphing plant, outside security
for one quarter Of the whole amount If
the Indebtedness. Mr.. Monasch heard
the proposition and will, it is under
stood. make an effort to furnish such
security: In case he is successful he is
to be permitted Il, continue in the man
Eagement of the llthograp hing estab-
.llshment. provide Of course. he doesn't
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-28

great many things seem to be very easy
Of accomplishment until we make an
effort to accomplish them. How easy
and gracefully the skater glides over
the shining ice. 1t seems to be as easy
as rolling of log, and SO 1t is to tho
man who knows how; but let the man
who has had no experience in skating
put on . pair Of skates and attempt to
glide gracefully, like q fairy. over the
ice There are scores OF people whi
imagine, on reading humorous
sketch. that OF all easy things writing
such stun is the easiest They dash OFF
sketch and fire it at . publisher. AMI.
II stamps have been enclosed, back
comes that sketch, before the writer has
had time to catch his breath. After
half dozen attempts with similar re-
suit. the theorist comes TO tho conclu-
sion that there are some things that
look much easier than they really are
but am drifting away from what was
going to say.
One Of the things that does not seem
to require much ability is leading } COW
from one place to another. This was
the opinion Of Major Thompson, gen.
,tleman living on the outskirts Of a west
ern Texas town, but who had recently
moved into that neighborhood from a
large city. lie wished to remove a COW
with . young calf from his own place Il
that of friend half q mile distant.
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All OF the dudes In Washington ART
nearly crazy over pretty face and
fne figure. One OF these tender young
things who suck their canes in the front
row discovered remarkably pretty girl
In the chorus OF . comic opera He
winked and blinked and smiled at her.
but she gave no sign OF recognition.
His antics became SO violent, however,
that his fellow dudes became aware Of
his passion. so that the whole front row
fell into spasms almost whenever the
big, cold, blue eyes were turned towards
them. Under no circumstances could
she be persuaded to take the slightest
notice OF any OF them personally. IN.
dividually or collectively. .osave as she
would notice weeds or noxiods plants by
the roadside. This Was . truly dis
tressing state Of affairs. for even notes,
flowers and all the usual means Of scrap
ing an acquaintance were found TO be
utterly useless. But what distracted
the entire front row more than every
thing else was the fact that this charm.
ing young girl was discovered to be .
very near relative Of President Har-
rison. This, Of course. stamped her
with the undeniablo mark Of royalty
and lifted her higher into the atmos-
phere Of worshipful queenship, 50 that
the front row could do nothing more
than wear out the knees Of les panta-
looms tiguratively. by worshiping at .
safe distance. The cane brigade Is still
in position and nearly crazy. but the
pretty little relative OF the Presidents
has gone away with the company and
will not bo here again for some months.
Though lost to sight her memory Il
very dear to all Of them.
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SULLIvAN-WILCOx.
A Chapter Of Literary Collabornsao0
stolen from Advance Sheots.

A Chapter Of Literary Coilab0rastoA
stolen from Advance shssts.
John L. Sullivan and Ella Wheeler Wilcox
sre to collaborate on novel
Chapter THE dainty ormolu clock
on the mantel had just chimed eight In
silvery tones which Algernon Percy dc
Villeford came to time looking fresh 40
daisy. The match was TO be to finish.
for Ethel yane had told him 1t was TO
be their last meeting. Ethel's father
acted as timekeeper. She did not make
a move. 1t was evidently her tactics TO
wait for Algernon to force the fighting
while she played for his wind. Alger-
non was foxy from tho first.
.Algernon." she said. after consider
able feinting, II love you. My soul
throbs with the subtle magnetism Of
your presence. Oh, love, love, is It nos
a horrible thing? See how It transforms
angels into monsters and monsters into
angels. When am with you there is
no time, no eternity-nothing but you.
The sun shines that II may beam upon
your facc. The stars glitter only that their
light may kiss the path that you are
treading. Do not turn your head away.
Do you not hear me? Can you not feel
the blood that rushes through my hands.
madly tingling to the refrain i love
you! love your"
Algernon came up groggy,
He spoke in monosyliables, undertake.
ing series Of short-arm blows. She
made gallant lead, but he countered.
.Ah-I-am-so-po he said.
"Wero | rich-but think Of your fam.
ily."
'What Is wealth or position to me?'
she cried.
He reached for her with both hand.
for a.mad embrace. He was playing fol
her neck. but she caught him with q
sumner over the heart.
His breath came heavily; he was evi
IDENTIFY pretty well winded.
"Will you consent to brave the future
and be mine. in spite Of my poverty and
humble position?"
'Oh. Algcrnon." she murmured.
She had knocked him clean over thu
ropes.-Washington Post.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Emin Pasha has had. It is said. ton
offers from German publishers for
book
The biography OF Philip Henry
Gosse, the famous English naturalist, 10
to be written by his son, Edmund Gosse.
Paul Deroulede, the poet in the last
Boulangist movement publishes his
first novel, taken straight from the
fountain head Of French inspiration.
He calls it "Iiistoire d. Armour"
Olive Logan, the pioneer OF newspa-
per women, has the honor OF being
elected member of the incorporated
Society Of Authors, Of which Lord Ten
nyson is president and Walter Besant
the secretary.
The Duke OF Fife has dozen suits
Of clothes in constant use, and gossipy
chronicler says that he keeps his vari-
Gus pairs of trousers on shelves labeled
Monday" Tuesday and SO on to tho
end Of the week.
MIR. Chauncey NJ. Depew sent . copy
| of his Orations and After-Dinner
] Speeches to the Prince Of Wales. and
/ in due course OF time received from his
Royal Highness a very complimentary
autograph letter.
in connection with the death OF
General Fremont, it is interesting to
recall that only one man besides him,
| General Logan, rose from civil life to
the command Of an army without hav-
ing obtained West Point education.
The collecting Of rare books"
| says Lord Roseberry. the owner OF
Mentmore and the Durdans and Dali
meny, with collection OF rare books
in each, lis virtue very nearly akin
to vice. 1t is virtue on which the
closest watch must be kept lest it lapse
into moral disease.
Robert Louis Stevenson will prob
| About that time he will completely
wind up his affairs in Scotland. He
intends to sell of his house furniture.
carry his books with him, and fix his
home permanently in Samoa His
island estate is said to be very lovely,
with no less than six waterfalls on it.
Miss Elizabeth Nixon. . grand
daughter Of Robert Morris, has pre-
sented to the Pennsylvania Historical
Society many valuable relics Of the
Morris family. Among these Is >
brooch containing hair OF George and
Martha Washington, and presented by
them to Miss Nixon's mother. A Dres-
den tea set, sent by the French Minis
ter, NJ. de la Luzerne, to Mrs. Norris, 10
another of these relics.
MIR. George Vanderbilt. the oung-
est of the four grandsons of ''the old
Commodore" cares neither for stocks.
nor railroads, nor for fashionable life.
He is almost unknown in New York.
except to booksellers, dealers in bric-a-
brac and picture dealers. lie is great
collector, and possesses. among other
treasures. bust of Rembrandt carved
in ivory by Fritz Kaldenberg. which ID
!, considered the finest ivory carving ever
done in America, and which is valued at
S3, 800.
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''USTwIsr THE cALF's TAIL. you FooI~

''UNTwIsT THE cALF's TAIL. YOU FooI~"
colored man named Sam Johnsing, who
lived in the neighborhood, offered to
attend to the matter for trifling pecu-
MARY consideration. but his offer was
declined.
After Major Thompson had made sew
cral Intellectual efforts to persuade the
cow in the right direction, happy
thought occurred to him. II will take
stinct. Tom, come here"
Tom was the Majors son, boy OF If
teen.
"Tom, you pick up that calf and start
down the road for the Jones place.
Tom did as he was told. and the pro-
cession started under the most encour-
aging auspices, the COW following
her offspring quietly. although occa-
sionally indulging in moo" Of mater
nal apprehension.
All would have ended we'll had not
Tom, instigated by Satan, no doubt. nn-
dcrtook to have some fun at his patcrnal
ancestors expense. Tom had observed
that the old man had tied around his
wrist the rope attached to tho cows
horns. Tom, holding the calf in his
arms. began to trot, and to increase the
anxiety of the COW twisted the calfs
tail, thereby causing it to emita piteous
wall, as ii opposed to an encore Of the
tail-twisting performance. The COW,
also, began to trot. and as Major Thomp-
son could not release his wrist. he, too,
struck lively troL Being stout man,
with short legs. he suffered considerable
loss OF wind and dignity.
On the other hand. Tom perceived, to
his dismay, that the cow was not only
gaining on him, but that she was shak-
ing her horns and. from the tone Of her
voice. was laboring under intense excite
mant
''IIold back the COW, pal" he howled,
looking over his shoulder.
-untwist-the-calfs - tail
you foolr' painted the old man. whose
arm was threatening to come out OF its
socket.
And thus the procession went on mer-
rily down the road, gaining in interest
every minute. tho COW polishing her
horns from timo to time on the ceiling
Of Toms pants, while the unfortunate
Major, whose legs looked like tho
spokes OF buggy wheel in rapid motion.
acted as brake, he lying on his hack
and plowing up the earth with AIS
spine.
AS the procession was passing Sam
Johnsing's field that colored gentleman
managed to quit laughing long enough
to call out to Tom:
"Drap de cafl Drap de cafv'
Tom did SO and escaped, whereupon
the COW paused to carcss her offspring,
and then. suddenly wheeling, charged
the breathless Major. who tried to climb
the fence. in which effort he was ma
terially assisted by the justly exasper
ated bovine. to whom he was SO much
attached.
The job was turned over by the city
| folks to Sam Johnsing, who made the
transfer without any difficulty, thereb,
| illustrating what have already statec
| as fact-that there is = vast ripplinl
distance between theory and perform
ance. ALEX L. SWEET.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

THE population of the State of Wash
ington was announced on the Goth at
$4,000. Ten years ago it was IS, ll6.
WISCONSIN Republicans in State con-
vention on the goth at Milwaukee, NOM
mated a full ticket, with w. d. Hoard
at its head for Governor.
THE Harlan family held reunion on
the Goth at Richmond, Ind. represent
atives from about dozen different
States being in attendance, including
Justice Harlan, OF ths United States
Supreme Court. The association num-
bers about 1000 persons.
CHILDREN playing in q barn near
Akron, O.. on the 2oth, reported to
Farmland that a skunk was under .
haystack. He thrust pitchfork into
the hay and impaled negro with fatal
effects. lie was identified as John
Williams, an escaped convict from the
Ohio penitentiary.
A VERDICT ef murder In the Arst Do
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Down to Hard Pan.
you going out

Mrs. Statesman-Are you going out
this evening?
Mr. Statesman-Yes. | have promised
TO attend the ST. Patrick Club reception
and deliver an oratiOn on ''rhe Irish in
America. What Would the Country DO
Without Them?" Is there any thing
you want downtown, my dear?
Mrs. Statesman Yes: ! wish you
would stop at the employment office and
ask them to send me . good American.
English. French. German. Swedish, Dam
ish. Norwegian, Polish. Russian. Italian
or colored girl for general housework.-
Puck.