The Irish standard., 1890-04-12
RANDOM Re- LOTIONS.


a Hungarian law suit has just been
settled after having been IN the courts
for four hundred and seventy years.
Our Fourth avenue north crossings
case may occupy the attention Of the
courts longer than that. It promises to
live to a ripe old age.
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George w. Childs says that since the
introduction of foreign and native
mineral waters as table beverages the
use of vine has decreased nearly one
half at dinner parties and entertainments
George is evidently becoming childish,
or otherwise he IS reading nothing bit
prohibition literature.
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Society at Brooklyn, N. =, is all torn
up over the marriage Of Mrs. Matilda Z.
Case, wealthy widow Of IS, to George
j. Bolles, sailor lad Of 10. The sailor
boy will probably be torn up a year
hence as badly as Brooklyn society Is
now, if Matilda thinks as much of her
money as she does of her youth.
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Aid. Loye is much troubled in mind
and body lest the report prepared by the
Doodle Investigation committee will act
like cold poultice on his candidacy for
denomination next fall. Advioes from
the inner circle would indicate that he
and AID. Cole will have 'thard road to
|hoe'' if they want an endorsement.
The imperial revenue of China is be-
lieved to be about IS, 10000 taels a
year. but it is estimated that at least
twice this snm is collected, the unao-
counted for portion being absorbed BY
the provincial officials. Tt seems that
they have an eye to business in China as
well as in Minneapolis real estate alder
men, as it we're. u.
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Notwithstanding that under the law
but ninety three liquor dealers are IL
censed at Pittsburgh, an official report
was made the other day that there were
eight hundred unlicensed groggeries in
that city. No wonder that SO many
men in Pittsburgh have become rich
during the past three years. It is evil
IDENTITY good place to get a corner on
pork.
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An English travelling harpist has been
discovered cheating the railroads by car
rying his little girl done up in the green
bag with his harp. He had travelled so
all about England, and has paid no fare
for the child. Perhaps the child cost
him enough without paying it's railroad
fare. Then man who can cheat an
English '.gard'' deserves mare than q
good cigar. HI
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Four sums, each surrounded by q rain
bow, perfect in It's prismatic colors,
were reported to have been seen be-
tween four and five O'Clock the other
afternoon on the summit Of the Ale
ghany mountains by the residents Of
Christiansburg. Va. SO the family were
all boys, and they took to the noun
tains. The mother Of those boys had
her hands full Watching them.
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From bushel Of corn dlstiller gets
four gallons Of whisky, winch retalls At
SIG. The government gets IS so. the
farmer who raises The corn gets 30 cents,
the railroad gets 81, the manufac turer
gets 81, the retailer gets So, and the
consumer gets drunk Evidently there
is nothing very wrong about this, as
every one handling the stuff gets i lit
tie. but the .'divy' wheels are not pro
per1y balanced.
An English magazine and d French
journal have both sent correspondents
to Russia TO investigate the prison and
the exile system. and the Gar will catch
|it some more Even The Italian md
Spanish are pitching iinto him III,
and denonnc his rulle of
. savag nsv ,,e that tthhs Gar viii
catch the repor Il they 81 to ,
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