The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-05
RANDOM RE LHOTIONs.

he sat in his door at noondav;
He was lonely, glum and sad;
The flies were buzzing about him,
Led By a blue winged Cad. W r.
Not customer darkened his portals,
Not sign of business was there;
But the flies kept on buzzing
Around the old mans hair
At last in misery. he shouted
..Great Scott, I'm covered with flies p
And the zephyr that toyed with his whiskers
asked:
"why don't you advertiser
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Once more the Atlantic steam
ship record has been lowered, this tune
by the Majestic. Before many years have
passed the run to Liverpool will be a
mere ferry-boat ride and travellers de-
string full breath of salt breeze Will be
compelled to go to Australia.
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It now transp1res that the marriage
between Nina Van Zand6 and the anar-
chist Spies was trumped up for effect By
criminal lawyer 10 save scoundrel's
neck. Happily the scheme accomplish
ed nothing except to cover decent
young woman's name with unenviable
notoriety and to show up the tactics of
s'cr1minal law practice in q worse light
than before.
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Two rival department stores in Chicago
the other day quarreled over bananas.
| One store began by Offering dozen
bananas for cent. The other offered
three dozen for cent, and the rivalry
waxed hotter until for an hour nice ban
anas were sold at ten dozen for one cent.
Many fruit vendors bought. When they
are not cutting Threats in Chicago they
are cutting prices.
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Years come and go, but the baking
powder men never tire in their efforts to
convince the people of the earth that no
poisonous gu distances are to be found in
that much-used household article that
ammonia and alum are clearly ''not in it. -
But some august and unsophisticated
citizen will some day rise in his wrath to
fad why so many tons Of proof are nec~
essary to prove that all is right, if such
is really and truly the case.
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Probably the most remarkable rail-
road in the world is that running from
Gloggintz to Lounering, near Vienna
1t is only twenty-five miles in length,
but cost $9,000,0O0. 1t begins at an ell
ovation of / 400 feet and has its termi-
nus at $4,000 feet. 1t has fifteen double
vaducts, seventeen tunnels and crosses
itself nine times. This price reminds
| old settlers of Minneapolis how much
the present city hall elevator cost
$50, 900.
It doesn't seem to do much good to
| lynch colored murderers down South.
There have been more murders by col
ored people in that region this season
than have been known for long time.
Tt might be just as we'll for the South.
erners to let, the law take it's course, since
lynching doesn't discourage murder. 1t
is a blot on the civiliz alton of the South
without any compromising advantages.
II the colored people were treated half
way decent there would be fewer muir
ders.
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Since the Duke dAumale returned to
France he has had at heart the thorough
establishment of the splendid chateau
and park of ChantillY, which will become
the property Of she nation on the death
of the present owner. The principal
pictures in the London and Brussels
houses Of the duke are now in the cua~
teau, the collection of masterpieces thus
brought together being one Of the finest
IN the world. If other so-called Euro
pean dukes would do likewise it would
be we'll for Europe.
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| Milo the island of the Cyclades IN
| which the famous "Venus Of Milo was
discovered, has again been the scene Of
the unearthing of splendid example of
ancient Hellenic art The new 'tind' is
the marble statue Of boxer, somewhat
above life-size which is almost as perfect
after it's burial under the dust of CEN
turtles as it was when it came afresh
from the hands OF the sculptor. The
statue has been shipped to Athens,
where commission of Greek arch@ DO
gists, aided by some members of the
German Archaeological Institute in
Athens, will report upon the period of
its origin and it. probable creator. Why
not send it to the Worlds Fair?
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A remarkable freak of nature is found