The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-01-25

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An English paper says Barnum has
offered Gen. Boulapger 81 900 week to
go with the circus. When Boulanger
comes to the United States, Minneapolis
Dime Museum managers will no doubt
raise Barnum's figures. What a drawing
card the general would make here.
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The British boat Brisk has given the
most conclusive proof that torpedo
may be effective. She fred one Of hers
at a buoy which had been towed out as
target by her steam cutter, and sank
her. That was nothing remarkable.
The police in Ireland shoot at boys
often, and with as deadly results as the
Brisk.
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Franklin B. Gowen, the big railroad
man, who committed suicide the other
day in Washing on, held insurance poll
cies on his life amounting to $2n0, 900.
The friends of the deceased will, no
doubt, quarrel over the money just as if
he died natural death, unless he left
an ironclad will that the lawyers can
not smash.
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Some one estimates that getting born
costs the people OF the United States
1926, 200, 600 annually; getting married,
$500, 600. 600; getting buried, $75. 000,-
900. Why not estima 9 what the di-
vorces cost? Perhaps if the cost Of
births, marriages and deaths were ad"
ded together and multiplied by four the
result would be reasonable figure on
the cost of divorces.
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There being over $66, 1000, 600 govern
ment money IN the sub-treasury at San
Francisco, Secretary Window suggests
transfer of $4,000, 900 in gold coin to
New York at a cost of about 25 cents per
ST. 900. Better give the $4,000, 900 to
New York for nothing. They will want
all the money they can beg, borrow or
steal from outside cities to be able to
compete with Chicago for the Worlds
Fair.
One of Wilkesbarre's policemen the
other night dreamed he was in fight,
and his pistol refusing to explode he
was unable to defend himself. When he
awoke he was SO impressed that he tried
his pistol and found, as in his dream,
the weapon would not go off. The gun
had evidently got one drink too many.
The policeman was generous. SO he d.
v1ded with his best friend, and then
both went asleep.
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A New Yorker says: 'sMen marry
their secretaries and typewriters sooften
in the business world of New York that
there is now no novelty at all about the
performance. T have known uozens Of
such cases. In our house alone four
men have married typewriters or women
clerks within the past twelve months.
Why doesn't he state how many New
York married men eloped with their
typewriters, and then he would be doing
the curious favor
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Lord Wolseley is said to be much an
moved because the American newspapers
do not regard him as great warrior.
He is anxious to take an active part in
military operations again. and looks for
ward to great European war as offer
ing him an opportunity to display the
genius he knows he possesses. '.1he
American papers do not propose to give
his lordship any more free puts without
being paid at least advertising rates in
return. Newspapers in America are
business enterprises, and no one gets
any more than he deserves unless he
''puts up .8.
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat has
made the surprising discovery that ia
order to be eligible TO jury duty in Mis-
souri, it is not necessary that the party
should be 81 years tf age. q gentleman,
whose son, aged 20, was included il 4
list of persons eligible for Jury duty.