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The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
NAuTcH GIRLS AS STRIKERS
High Kickers of the East Refuse to Kick
When Most Needed.

High Kickers OF the East Refuse to KICK
When Most Needed.
At some of the great Hindoo temples
in India it is the custom, handed down
from imnemorial ages, to keep a
permanent staff Of dancing girls on the
p1 emises, says the London Globe.
These light-limbed da1nsels take a
prominent part in the religious cere.
monies, jigging it gayly when directed
by the priests. In return they not only
receive handsome salaries but are en-
titled to many privileges, and the place
is consequently eagerly sought for by
the nautching sisterhood. But they do
not lay claim to any particular odor OF
sanctity; rather the contrary, indeed,
if travellers tales may be believed De-
cided1y high spirited and great sticlzlers
for their professional rights, the young
ladies brook no priestly interference
with their private recreations; sp long
as they dance gracefully when called
upon they consider that their part of
tlle contract is fulfilled. Unhappily the
emon of discord has entered into this
nappy family. In an evil hour the
priests OF famous temple in the Mad
ras presidency lately determined to re-
duce the emoluments of their dancing
assistants, which had gradually grown
beyond all reasonable bounds. But
they little reckoned what would follow;
within twenty-four hours every one of
the fair bevy went on strike, and as
a particular grand ceremony had to be
performed just then, to which dancing
was a necessary accessory, the holy
men themselves had to prance about,
much to the edifcation of pious worship
ers That one lesson suficed; in the
course of day or two the retrench-
ment decree was rescinded, leaving the
victory with the fair rebels.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
'A DuEI S;l. 4 Ok l'|| s.
/. r,he FAM nous Rob Roy Challenges s.
sssss Trial OF Skill. q. 9

The far-f famed Rob Roy Mace
was confe fessedlY the best swordsman q
his day. saws the Scottish American.
His celebrity for welding the clay
more excited MacNeil3 3of Barra TO 81 visit
him for the express purpose OF trying.
his prowess. Barra was 9 gentleman fl'aI
possessing the qualities that endear 6
chief to his clan, with the accomplish
ments which confer acceptability in pol:
ished circles. On arriving at Bob Roy'a
house the MacNeil chieftain found he
was at Buchanan attending q market,
and thither he repaired. He met sever
al gentlemen on horseback on their
way home, and, accosting the nearest
begged to know If Rob Roy was still at
the fair.
.'Who inquiries for Rob Roy?" inquired
voice more remote.
ssMacNeil of Barra,'' said the chief.
Rob Roy approached, announcing
himself, and, after exchanging salutes,
Barra said:
II have heard Rob Rob extolled as
the best swordsman of our times, and
have come a long journey to prove
Wue0l1cl A0 VI A'o oAeso SsaAAAAAo~~
atipn."
sChieftain of Barra," said Rob Roy,
81 never sought quarrel with any
man; and if it pleases you to think
yourself the better swordsnan have
no objection to your opinion
'"This is the language of fear" said
Barra.
"nho dares to speak of fear to Rob
Roy MacGregor?" said MacGregor.
.sDismount, sir, and see if I'm afraid"
The clivalror1s encounter Immediately
commenced, and Rob Roy found Barra
nearly his match, but after much dex-
terious play he wounded the chieftain
in the sword arm, so that he was sew"
eral months confined at Buchanan. I
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
THE SHORTEST WILL.
d It Is Recalled by Another Short One Re-
Gently Proba ted in PennsYlvania.

It IL Recalled by Another Short One Re-
Gently Probated in PENNSYLVANIA.
81 read in a New York paper the
other day. said a former member OF
the bar Of Luzerne county, Pa, IAN an
item about a win recently admitted to
probate in McKeesport, which only
contained twenty-four words, and
which, the item stated, was unique
among wills, because of its brevity. l
was reminded by this that the shortest
will on record is one on file in the
office of the Register of Luzerne coun-
ty. That will, including the signature,
contains but nine words Itwas written
with lead pencil on a half sheet Of
note paper, and is as follows:
Emily r. Miner is my heir.
sssSARAH X. MINER
1.-THE will when found was enclosed
in an envelope, which was indorsed:
Read this when I am dead The
maker of the will was blind woman,
and was famous in her day as the
Blind Poetess of the Wyoming She
was daughter of Hon. Charles Miner,
whose History of the Wyoming Valley
is among the rarest and most valuable
local histories ever written. He was
also the ablest and best-known jour
nalist in Pennsylvania half a century
ago. He founded the Village Record Of
Westchester, Pa, and subsequently the
Miners Record, in Wilkesbarre. He
represented the West Chester district in
congress several terms, and was one OF
the first to develop the anthracite coal
interests of the Lehigh and Wyoming
valleys.
s'AIiss Miner, his daughter, who died
in 1874, was blind from childhood, and
learned to read by touching the wood
types in her fathers printing Office.
She was the first person admitted to
the Pennsylvania institution for the
blind who could read before entering.
She early developed poetical genius,
and the earlier magazines and periodic
ais contain many of her contributions.
She was possessed Of a marvellous
memory, and when her father was col
iecting data for his proposed history of
Wyoming she accompanied him on his
visits to surviving pioneers of the
bloody days Of the valley, listened to
their narratives, and recited them word
for word to her father on returning
home, while he put them upon paper.
Some Of these are stril1ingly graphic
and stirring in their language. Her
will, although it disposed of larg~ d
valuable interests, and although .Ao
were many heirs at law, was admitted
to probate without question. The
legatee was a favorite niece of Miss
Miner. ,,
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
A FRlGHTFUL ORDEAL.
How Amazonian Cannibals Qualify for
Marriage.


On the lower Amazon dwell the can.
nibal Butocudos, who distort their
features with the biggest ornaments OF
a ce4 vas:n kind known. In babyhood
boil: men and women have their lower
IL and the lobes of their ears pierced
with holes, in which are thrust pieces
Of v-ood. AS they grow older, says the
Philadelphia Press, these wooden adorn-
ments are made bigger and bigger until
an adult ordinarily has ear lobes that
hang down to the shoulders and a lip
that projects six inches or more beyond
the nose. One must suffer to be beau
tiful, as the French say, and such is the
inexorable fashion among those an-
thropophagi. In that country a young
first submit to frightful ordeal. He
draws over each arm up to the shoulder
a loose armlet woven Of palm leaves.
Then, under supervision Of his elders,
he plunges both arms as far as he can
into nest Of fierce, devouring ants.
The insects at once attack the intruder,
of course, and according to the terms
of the trial he must stand without NOV
ing for an hour, submitting with abso"
lutte stoicisn to the bites of the enraged
creatures. IF he endures the test he is
entitled to the bride, otherwise he must
wait for a year and then undergo 1t
again. There are still tribes descended
from the ancient Incas which bandage
the heads of their children SO that they
assume conical form. Funnily enough
the brain does not seem to suffer any
injury from this treatment
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
Big Model Of a Honey-Bee.

The model of honey-bee, measuring
four and half feet from sucker to
sting and six feet across the wings, has
been received from Paris by the bio
logical department of the university
of Pennsylvania. It is intended for the
instruction of the students. The insect
is perfectly articulatvd, and the wings,
head, thorax and ABDOMEN can be taken
apart with the fingers. Moreover, the
head may b. opened SO as to display
the brain withip. Every organ, artery,
sinew and t;Mue has been delicately
reproduced, and the bee is to be dissect-
ed at lectures by Prot. Charles 8.
Do1ley for the information Of the stu
dents. "A huge snail and leech, each
about three feet long, have also been
added to the biological department..
Emile Deyrolle is the maker Of these
singular models.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
A Check ON Telephone Talk.

The present system of charges for
the use of telephones by annual sub
scription is by many considered unjust,
inasmuch as some subscribers speak
often and much, whereas others use
the telephone only occasionally. In
some German telephone Offices an cleo
trically driven clock is attached to each
telephone, which will work as long as
the telephone is Off the hook, and stops
directly it is replaced. The service is
charged for according to the time re-
corded It is claimed for this system
prevented, that those that take place
are limited to reasonable length End
the useful efficiency of the whole in
stallation is increased. a.-Electricity
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
A Teleeraphic Blunder.

Thirty pupils of deaf and dumb
school in Virginia started for home
over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad one
day recently. The conductor of the
train telegraphed to Parkersburg: II
have thirty mutes on board. Be pre-
pared to receive them" The dispatch
was received all right, but the operator
read it mules instead of mutes. Two
cattle-cars were awaiting his train as
it pulled into. Parkersbnrg.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
TRICKS OF THIEVES.
How a Brooklyn Man Was Relieved of q
Roll of Bills.

How a Brooklyn Man Was Relieved of q
Roll of Bills.
am over fifty years old, writes a cor
respondent of the New York Times,
and am reputed to possess an average
the tricks of the times. A few after
moons since I was walking leisurely
along upper Broadway, with my hands
claSped behind me, counting the profits
of the day, and thinking of the good
dinner awaiting me. s...-
Presently from a drug store came a
young man of about twenty, who adj
vanced with rapid step, looking me
straight in the eyes. am favora-
bly, inclined toward people who
look me in the eyes when about
to address me There was some
thing so frank, so innocent in his
manner, that my heart went out to him
away out! With a half-embarrassed
air he inquired where was the nearest
station of the elevated road Of course
I was only too glad to tell him. l
turned my eyes up and down the street
and saw within less than block the
Gates avenue station, which l pointed
out to him. With perfunctory ''Thank
you'' he started for it.
There was something so odd in the
transaction that I involuntarily glanced
down to see if my watch was safe, and,
finding the chain all right, gave no
further thought to the matter. Before
reaching home had occasion to make
some purchases and found that my roll
of bills was missing from my vest-pock-
ct.
Then the truth flashed upon me. l
had been robbed! The unsophisticated
young man to whom had given bit
of information was the thief! I was
not long in forming probably correct
theory Of the theft. The fellow doubt
less knew that when he asked me to di-
rect him to the nearest station would
naturally turn my eyes from him before
replying, and then with a thief's adroit-
ness he could fiddle the wad from my
pocket-if l had wad-before had
time to notice the movement OF his
hands. He had chosen that spot so as
to be near station, where he could
skip on an. up or down train in few
seconds in case he were pursued, and
once aboard a car capture would be
compar atively impossible:
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
Thu Wily lIonrolian.

An artful Chinaman was recently ar
rested in Tucson, A. T., as an invader.
He had accumulated seven thousand
dollars, as the product Of several years
labor in Mexico. Deeming this sum
sufficient to give him ease and comfort
for life in the dowerY land of his birth
he sent his earnings to China, then
crossed to Arizona, with the hope that
the United States authorities would ar
rest him under the Chinese exclusion
law and send him to China at the ex-
pense Of the government. The willy
/ EMongolian's design was to saye his pas:
/ sage money. s353 ssss 5.5s
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
STRANGE WAVES.
A Remarkable Marine Phenomenon In AL
geria Twenty Years Ago.

A Remarkable Marine Phenomenon In AL
geria Twenty Years Ago.
The mysterious wave which did so
much damage to life and limb and to
the steamship Etruria, recently, prop
phenomena for which there is as yet
no satisfactory explanation, unless it
be that of submarine earthquakes.
Whatever the cause, says the Chicago
Times, certain it is that they have
taken place time and again and al
ways caused much damage, on account
of their sudden and unexpected ap-
pearance and the awful power welded
while they last. One Of the worst
known occurred in the year 1869. It
was the first day of November, and the
people of Oran, Algeria, had been ex-
periencing beautiful weather. No
breeze was blowing and the harbor
was stirred by scarcely ripple. Even
after it was all over, mariners on
vessels lying a few miles out from
shore said no storm Of any kind had
been experienced, yet the people on
shore suddenly noticed the approach of
tide Of unparalleled height and vio-
lence which submerged the coast line
far beyond the ordinary mark and de-
stroyed in it's course much valuable
property. On the tides ebbing, when
the danger was supposed to be over,
great submarine pillows broke over
the harbor and coast and beat furiously
against the splendid new mole lately
constructed, for the protection of the
port for the space of thirty-six hours
Receding, the immense waves un-
covered the foundations of the mole to
the depth Of eight yards below the or
dinary water level, and, advancing,
broke high over the vessels within the
harbor, some of them sending their
spray clean over Fort Lamonno-that
is to say, more than one hundred yards
high. These terrible shocks, repeated
with regularity every minute, soon
racked and rent the pier on the sea-
side; in the space Of a few hours great
assures on the top and on the side next
the town became visible and its total
destruction was seen to be inevitable.
Before evening scarcely a vestige re-
manned of the once splendid mole,
which, on the morning Of the same
day, measured nine hundred yards in
length and seemed to be able~to resist
the storms of many centuries.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
7A Du g WITH g q ffrifP
Novel anl Terrific lBattle Between Rival
- Nissnnri Cow Punchers. 3,

Novel and Terrific lBattle Between Rival
rs Missouri ssCow Punchers. 9
4 "A teamster for q sawmm company,
which operates IN the bottoms near
Chillicothe, brings a report Of queer
duel that was fought recently, says the
ST. Joseph News.
For some time there has been bad
blood between James Stevens and Will
liam Graham. The trouble originally
arose over the relative merits of the
two men as oxen drivers, or ssbull
punchers, each claiming to be the best
in the section. The matter was kept
within the bounds of wordy war until
the other day, when it was decided to
settle the matter by fight with bull
whips.
These are dangerous weapons in the
hands of an expert. They have total
length of about fifteen feet, and, when
we'll handled, the wielder can take
strip of hide from the flank of bullock
at every pop.
The preliminaries were all arranged
and the men were given plenty OF room
in which to circulate. There were no
seconds and the understanding was that
the men should fight until one cried
enough" The employees of the mill
ranged themselves in a circle about one
hundred feet in diameter and the men
were told to go in and fight.
They approached within fifteen feet
of each other and halted. Then both
began circling the long whips over their
heads, waiting for an opportunity to
give cut. Graham was the first to
try, but his blow was lodged by Ste
vens, who also sent his lash wide of the
mark. This was repeated several times,
when Stevens sent his lash directly at
the handle Of Graham's whip, and by a
quick twist tore it from his grasp.
Graham quickly recovered his weapon,
but not before Stevens gave him two
fearful lashes, one drawing blood from
his back and the other tearing strip
out of his trousers leg. The pain SO
enraged Graham that he made savage
onslaught on Stevens, cutting him twice,
once across the face.
Stevens kept his temper and again
caught Graham's whip. but before the
latter could recover it he was whipped
about the head and face until he was
completely blinded and at the mercy OF
his antagonist, who lashed him into in
sensibility before he cried for mercy.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
A vERlTABLE DRAGON.
Description of a Monster Found in South
o.;c


America.
In "Stedman's Expedition to Surf
nana'' is found the following wonderful
account of the aboma or dragon: ''This
remarkable creature is called aboma in
the colony Of Surinam. It's length,
when full grown, is often more than
forty feet, it's body being four feet and
over in circumference. Its color is.
greenish black on the back, a fine vel"
low on the sides, and a dirty white on
the belly, the back and sides being
spotted with irregular black rings, with
a pure white spot in the center Of each.
Its head is broad and fiat, small in pro-
portion to it's body, with a large mouth
and teeth set in double rows. It has
two bright prominent eyes, is covered
all over with scales about the size of
shilling and has two sharp claws un-
der the belly near the tail which it uses
in selling it's prey. 1t is an amphibious
animal, that is, it delights in low,
marshy places, where it lies concealed
under the fallen timber, ready to seize
it's prey, which, from its immense bulk,
It is not active enough to pursue. When
hungry it will devour any animal that
comes within its reach, and is indifer-
ent if it be sloth, wild boar, a stag
or tiger. After twisting itself about
the body of buffalo, a stag or a tiger,
by help of it's claws, it breaks every
bone in the poor victims body. =
I have been told Of negroes being de-
voured by this snake and am not dis
posed to discredit the story. He bites
from no other impulse but that of hum
ger and is not venomous.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
The Tasnan Sea.

A new name has been given to a part
Of the Pacific ocean. A sort of basin
t. formed by the east coast Of Australia
and Tasmania, New Zealand and tho
western islands Of the Polynesian
-roups which, in the opinion Of Austria
llan geographers, should have q dis
tinctiye name. The Australian Assoc
ciation for the Advancement Of Science
has accordingly given to this basin tho
name Of Tasman sea, and the English
admiralty has ordered that the name IT.
inserted upon the adnira chart
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
Crew .of an Atlantic Steamer.

The average Atlantic steamer is
manned by about one hundred and
fifty men, as follows: Thirtytwo deck
hands, four officers, nine petty officers,
thirty-two fremen, etc, eight en-
gineers and sixty five stewards. Tho
master and chief offcials-that is,
mates, engineers chosen by the
owners or managers, while the re-
mainder Of the crew are chosen by tho
captain. First-class ships muster from
twelve to fifteen men in each watch,
and all of these are shipped as seamen.
The Irish standard., 1891-12-05
Where Crls Arc, Cheap.

A traveller on the Ivory Coast, West
Africa, says that for three kegs Of pow
der and a rifle he can buy q young
woman; that the sale of girls is as COM
mon as that of any other article Of
merchandise; that women live in .
condition Of complete slavery, and he
adds Incidentally that he had twenty
one women in his caravan carrying
baggage. 5s
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-01
An Important Decision in Land
Foreclosure Sales.

An Important Decision in Land
Foreclosure Sales.
A reargument was allowed in the SUI
preme court in the case of Villa j.
Lewis and others. respondents, against
Thomas Welch, appellant, on the ques-
ton whether the plaintiffs should be re-
quired, as a condition attending the
granting of the relief which they invoke,
to pay to the defendant only the amount
for which the property was sold at the
foreclosure sale, with interest, or
whether they should be required to pay
the whole amount of the original debt
owing by the estate of Bond to the de-
PENDANT. The former views were adj
hered to, with the dissenting opinion of
Justice Mitchell, as follows:
Villa j. Lewis ct al..'respondents, against
Thomas Wetch, appellant Former decision
will remain unchanged. DICKINSON, j.
At the sale under foreclosure by an
administrator of mortgage held by
him as belonging to the estate, the adj
miniStrator, being creditor of the es-
tate, purchased the mortgaged premises
in his own behalf at aprlce less than the
amount of his debt, in effect lin the
manner stated in the opinion) applying
so much of his allowed claim against
the estate in making such purchase.
Held, that the heirs of the iEtestate, as
sorting their right to charge the admin
istrator as trustee for them OF the title
acquired by such purchase, should not
be required to pay 10 him the full
amount of his debt against the estate,
but only so much of it as he had applied
in making the purchase.
Judge Mitchell dissents, saying: If
defendant is to be held trustee of the
title for the plaintiffs, it ought only to
be on condition that they pay him the
entire claim for which he held the note
and mortgage as collateral. This seems
TO Inc to be but common justice. and l
fail TO see any legal or equitable princi-
pie to prevent. With all due Difference
to my brethren, it seems TO me that the
course of reasoning by which a differ
ent result is arrived at is rather narrow
and technical. Had defendant been
guilty of any fraud, the case might have
been different, but the facts of the
case conclusively negative any such
thing. Evidently the defendant hon
estly, but mistakenly, adopted the
course he did as the most convenient
method of realizing upon security of
which he had no formal written assign
ment, and | do not think that plaintiff
ought to have the benefit of the title
which grew out of the foreclosure of
this mortgage without paying the whole
debt for which their .inteState pledged it.
Judge Collins cOncurred in the views
expressed by Judge Mitchell.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-01
A BUSTED SCHEME.
Bank President Tappan Meets
With Failure.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The effort of a
ouple of bank presidents to arrange
for the taking out of s., ZOO, 900 of the ex-
tended AZ per cent bonds which fall
due tomorrow against circulation at
per cent, the rate fixed by the govern
ment, has not succeeded. Up to IL
O'Clock this morning only Sl,S00, 900 had
been subscribed for by three banks. and
at o'clock Frederick d. Tappen, presi-
dent of the Gallatin National bank, and
one of the parties interested, stated that
the scheme had fallen through. Mr..
Tappau further said: Had the gov
eminent extended the bonds at 215 per
cent have no doubt in my mind but
that the entire 100000 would have
been taken up. There was practically
no money in taking the bonds at 2 per
cent against circulation, not more than
61-1O0 of per cent"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-01
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