The Irish standard., 1891-12-12
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discovered man on = ladder trying to. 4
let into the second story window Of her
louse. She promptly pulled the ladder
Town and the burglar with it.. One Of
lis shoulders was dlslocated by the fall.
BE was subsequently arrested, and
proved to be John Walker, colored
man. John probably walked to state
prison, but that point IS not yet a mat
ter of history.
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Lieut., Foster Of the third Parry Arctic
speaking of the long distance
3 human voice can be heard under IA
vorable conditions. says he conversed
with q man across the harbor of Port
Bowers; mile and quarter away, and
has also been asserted on good authority
that at Gibraltar the human voice has
been distinctly heard at distance of ten
miles. Foster::ought to be in Minneapo-
lis now. He would be a good substitute
for the hello! girl.
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Chrysanthemums eighteen inches in
are not uncommon ID
Australia, and many varieties grown
there surpass in size and equal in color
the finest exhibited at the flower show.
All this Is not remarkable. however, in 3.
land where the heliotrope grows to be-
a good.sjzed tree and the fuschia clam
bers to the second~story windows. Min
neapolls can show as fine lot OF such
flowers as was ever seen in this country.
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It has long been believed that the.
portrait of George Washington in the
white house is not replica of the origi--
mai BY Gilbert Stuart, though bought as
such. Trace of the Baker replica was
lost sitter 1898, and there has been a.
suspicion that an English artist, Win
stanley. who made several unauthorized
copies, palmed off one Of the latter on
the committee which made the purchase
for the presidential mansion. The full
length portrais of Washington recently
discovered on the Isle of Man is alleged.
to be that for which Winstanley copy
was substituted, and how it got there lie
now the question, Why NOT start in and
hesitate whether George Washington
ever saw Washington City. The increa-
ulous are becoming numerous.
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Three statutes, ten feet in heighth. Of
rose granite, have been found at Abhkir
Egypt, a few feet below the surface:
The discovery was made from indica~-
tons furnished to the government by a.
local servant, Dan1nos Pasha. The first.
two represent in one group Rameses II, ;
and Queen Hentmara seated on the same
throne. The third represents Rameses
standing upright in military attire. a.
scepter, in his hand and crown upon
his head. Both bear heiroglyphic iar-
scr1ptions, and both have been thrown
from the pedestals face downward
Relics of the early Christians have been
found in the same locality. If few
harmless mummies are found, please
send them Westward We want as many
cur1oslties as possible here next sum-
mer.
Few realize the amount of money that
is annually spent on matches. In Swe-
den, for example, the aspen forest have
been so reduced through the manufac-
ture that now that country has to import
it's lumber from Russia. How many
sticks do you think you will produce ont,
of one cubic foot Of lumber? Exactly
5000 sticks. The match company Of
this city turns out something like ST.
0O0, 600 to 40. 00O, 900 sticks day. The.
output of matches in the United States
amounts to at least $12, 600, 900 per an
mum. Originally the wax match came
from Italy, and for very good reason
there was 10 suitable wood IN the coun-
try. Gradually it was introduced into
use by other nations. If this wholesale
destruction of our forests continue pos
terity will be obliged to get along with
out tooth picks.
eft is singular thing,' says a phys
ician shat man does not hear his own
voice exclusively through his ears. The
prevalence of throat deafness ia q proof
to the laymen of the connection between
the ears and the throat, and this inabil-
itv to hear ones self speak just as others,
hear us is another instance. In some.
people this popularity is very marked,
and in my case, if I speak into phono~
graph and let the machine grind out the
sounds again, I don't recognize the voice
at all. In regard to singing, the ability
to hear ones self with the ears plugged.
up with cotton makes itself evident, for
while one member of chorus will only