The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-28
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RANDOM REfLEO IONS.
A burglar who stole another mans
glass eye has been characterized IS the
meanest thief on record. HatHly! The
fellow who steals the clothes of the m On
IN swimming is still in it. There are
men in Minneapolis who would do
neither. They would rather take your
overooat when it is 40 below zero, and
pawn it for dollar.
The quarrel in public the other day
between The Prince Of Wales and his
royal mother, in the midst Of imposing
public ceremonies, was not an indication
that the queen has any thought of drop
ping off to enable her fifty-year. old boy
to become king. She is the better risk
now for life insurance company. Al
bert Victor will be the first of the two to-
drop off, unless he mends his ways,
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The first needs OF ocean commerce are
the great, swift mail-steamers. The
slower cargo carrying vessels, both
steam and sail. all have their places, but
the mail steamers are the first essentials,
and we must have them at any cost, The
others can easily be made to follow.
There is some sense in that kind of talk,
IF Uncle Sam wants to make his int1u-
ence fell he must strengthen bis mer-
chant marine.
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The Chilian revolution has not only
reached very formidable proportions,
but it L. taking on b(oodthirsty and
feroc1ous character, which must be very
disappointing to all who have hoped
that the Chilians bad advanced too far in
civilization and refinement to be capable
of such atrocities as are reported. 1t few
chilly waves from the prairies OF Min
nesota could be induced to sweep down
on the insurrectionists, it would be a
cold day for some of them.
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Two of the heaviest locomotives IN the
United States have been built for service
in the S.. Clair River tunnel, the ap~
breaches of which have grade OF los
feet 10 the mile. These engines, IN
working order. will weigh 1875, 600 pounds
each, or nearly 100 tone. With an en-
CINE of this weight in front of train a
traveller would naturally prefer ride
through tunnel than trip across a
bridge. This of course all depends OH
whether the traveller was moving on g.
railroad or tie pass.
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Lieut.. Peary, who has resigned his
commission in the navy with the inten
ton OF gong to the north pole on foot.
has struck the keynote of that sort OF
exploration which usually results IN: hor-
rors and death. Let all the cranks be:
landed in Greenland and permitted to
strike ont into the unknowable frigid OH
their uppers. When they get tired they
may come back if they can. The anal
ysis of Pearg will be looked for with IN
credulity. If a few OF Minneapolis pa
troll limit cranks would only join PearY.
what happy city this would be!
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It is on record in medical literature
that in the year 1881 poor old man
residing at Tarept.m, near Naples, was
the subject Of a marvellous change
when at the age of nearly ninety years.
His skin peeled off and new and soft
skin supplied its place; his muscles
again became strong and plump; the
wrinkles disappeared from his face
and the white hairs from his head;
black, curly hair grew on his head
again, and his complexion became
fresh and youthful. sixty years later
he again became decrepit with second
old age and died after passing his one
hundredth and sixtieth year.
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One OF the best suggestions that has
yet been made IN connection with the
Columbus Exposition is that of Mr..
August st. Gauden' g, sculptor who is
we'll known in this country for the
and strength of his artistic
conceptions. Mr.. St. Gauden's scheme
provides for the construction of an orna-
mental entrance upon the water side.
thus making use of the fairs location to-
add novel and beautiful feature to It,
Judging from the specifications of the
artist, the plan is entirely feasible and
it's realization would considerably en-
nance the impress'veness of the great
architectural spectacle. Why would
such scheme not do for the Minneao-