The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-14
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Gen. Grant died at SIXTY -thg9e. Sleri-
dan at fisty -seveD, Hancock q sixty-tHo,,7
Meade at hfty-six, Logan sixty Hooker
sixty, Thomas Afty-one. P1mberton
SIXTY three, Hardee ffty-dye, Pickett
fifty and Gen. sherman seventY-one.
Out this ont and paste il in your bat. il
will help your memory at times.
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Gen. Sherman used TO tell that while
travelling il Ireland he was once sere-
naded by local band in Cork, To his
surprise and delight the musicians
played, Marching Through Georgia, "
He inquired where they had heard the
tune, and was further surprised to hear
that it was very old Irish air, the
origin of which was lost in the midst of
antiquity.
j., A Morse, young man we'll KNOWN
in San Francisco, has set up kingdom
of his own on little island in the Pa
cific ocean, which he has bought for
S.. 600. He has introduced q population
of South Sea islanders, and has had them
employed in setting out large Quantities
Of coooanut aid banana trees. He is
absolute ruler and monarch Of every
thing in sight. His purchase promises
to be profitable one.
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James II. Ward has just completed his
term of eleven years in the Pennsylvania
penitentlarY for killing Miss Mary Means
in West Moreland county. Upon step
ping from the penitentiary door he was
arrested and placed IN jail for trial for
the killing of Miss Ellen Means, whom
he had assaulted at the same time he
killed her sister. This was little hard
on James, but if he is guilty, by all
means let him suffer.
TX
Milan, Tenn. has 14.year-old cleo
trio girl that can easily move tables, bed
steads and other weighty articles Of
household furniture, no matter how
heavily laden down with men, by simply
laying her hands thereon. The tables,
ETC., move about and follow her when
she takes her hands off This story is
told by the Memphis Commercial, whose
editor dispatched reporter to Milan to-
make due investigation. That reporter,
however, must have been indulging in
some very fiery eye water.
Russia is pushing forward that great
railroad enterprise, the Siberian rail-
road, and it is to be completed in two or
three years. A writer familiar with the
country says it will be seven thousand
miles in length. and the eastern terminus
will be but five days from Japan. 1t
will Russia the trade of Japan and China
with Europe and enable it to compete
with the Pacific roads of America for the
traffic now derived from China, especial
ly in the carriage of tea, which loses it's
best quality by sea transportation. This
will be another blow ut the Mckinley
bill. Russia is pushing the new rail-
rood With voY
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A sea captain at Bangor, Me-, relates
thae some years ago, before leaving
England for a voyage to Monteyideo, he
secured a pair of doves and placed them
in box on board ship as pets. All
went we'll tall near the end Of the voy-
ahe, when the female bird was blown
away during terrible gale. The male
remained by the ship until Montevideo
was reached when he disappeared and
not rel turning the same day was given up
for lost In about week. however, he
returned happy with new mate and the
two took up the old quarters and went
back to England with the ship. There
is g. moral in this that should not be for
gotten: never go back On the bridge that
carries you over. sppss
TX
Mexico laid low formidable bandit
the other day IN the person Of Demetrio
Janregu1, whose beat was in the state of
Jalisco. His confederates numbered
six, and it took company Of infantry to-
put them ali under the sod, The rob
beers were surrounded at g plantation
they were about to sack. The Struggle
took place IN the house, and after his
followers had been downed in desper-
ATE hand-to-hand fight the leader of all