The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
TIIE IRISH sTAND1R1: SATURDAY july II.
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..,l RANDOM REfLEJ rIOEs.
II the scheme Of oducing rain By the
explosion Of dynamite n mid-air fails to
secure the desired results, it may at
least demonstrate the existence Of con-
siderable bodies Of moisture, in the
heads Of the experimenters.
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Italy, though one Of the oldest m
habited countries west of the Levant, is
one of the most unsettled. Earthquakes
are again giving it many disagreeable
shakes, and there is no wonder its people
want TO get over here, where the land is
solid and you have some idea whore
you'll be next week. This country
could get along all right without any
such assistance from Italy,
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Last week woman horsewhipped 8
girl into Inconsistencies who was seen
walking with her husband in BROOKLYN,
and this week another one horse whipped
man over in Woonsockek, r. l. The
irate female with rawhide is verify
more dangerous to meet than cyclone
or tornado. Yes; better cross the
street in the mud than meet an angry
woman.
A member of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature on trial at Media, Pa, upon the
charge of bribery, says that he ''does
not take tmuoh stock in hell.'' Still,
recent financial transactions in Philadel-
phia banking circles indicate that equally
injudicious investments are made now
a.days. If change does not come soon
there will be few people left in Pennsyl~
vania to tell what honesty is.
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The heirs of "a New Jersey man con.
tested his will. The contest is ended,
and after paying the lawyers there is
1914. lett to divide. Each heir has had
the satisfaction of beating the other out
of his legacy; but the lawyers are said
to regard with bitter regret the 1914
which some way or other eluded them.
1t does not speak we'll for the profession
of New Jersey that so much money
escaped them.
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The number of cattle in Australia is
estimated at 100000 an increase OF
more than 2,5OO,OOO in the last fifteen
years. Sheep have also increased from
So, 600, 900 to 90,O0O,O00. The people Of
England Wow these figures with great
satisfaction, inasmuch as they: indicate
an increased meat supply for the mother
country. If Ireland had the privilege
enjoyed by Australia, England would
get all the meat they wanted from that
unhappy country.
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A Kentucky jury refused to reward
damages to husband whose wife has
been enticed from home by machina-
tons of gay deceiver. The jury holds
that the abandoned husband ought to
rejoice that the unfaithful wife is out of
the way and be grateful to the man that
persuaded her to leave. instead of suing
him for damages. There are queer laws
in Kentucky anyway, but then jurymen
do not always know their business.
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The Duke of Portland is the best
patron of newspapers known in Eng
land, his news agency bill amounting to
more than the income of many peers.
But he can afford it, and he likes to see
what all the sporting prophets have to
say about his stable, If his dukelets
has no worse habits than reading news
papers he will never get half the I'M
savory notoriety that the Prince of
Wales got.
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The bean shooter has become such 9
nuisance in the hands of the small boy
OF Pittsburgh that the police have been
ordered to seize them wherever found in
the hands Of the boys, and then arrest
those engaged in warfare on aged people
and window panes. It is even proposed
to have officers 10 citizens clothes go
through the public school and spot the
users of the little but dangerous beam
shooters. Pittsburgh is not the only
place in America where the mischievous
bean-shooter is running at large.
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