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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
BRIDAL ETIQUETTE.
A. Few Suggestions for tho Benefit oi
Young Married People.

A Few Suggestions for tho Benefit oi
Young Married People.
There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about,
saws the Ladies' Home Journal. The
bride writes a personal note of thanks
for every gift received, whether it be a
great one Or a little one, and, if she
cannot do this before the ceremony, she
does it after the bridal trip. In the
church the backgrounds family and
friends sit at the right of the altar, be-
ing on the bridegroom's right hand,
while those of the bride are placed on
the left at the brides left.
The bridegroom does not pay for any
thing connected with the wedding, un.
less he should choose to send bouquets
to the bridesmaids, and, Of course: to the
bride, and presents aud boutonnieres
10 his best man and the ushers.
The widow removes her first wedding
ring at her second marriage, and does
not assume it again. The engagement
ring is taken from the third finger OF
the left hand and worn afterward as a
guard to the wedding ring. 1t is not
considered good taste to cut the finger
out of the glove for assuming the ring
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
THE IRISH STANDARDS: SATURDAY. % IY II.
IDENTIFYING tiAyD,yRfTlN
1he Detcction Of . Dishonest Church o.
aArsa Fore0rY. 1f5

The Detoction Of . Dishonest Church c.
GERS Forgery.
When the experts in handwriting
meet on the witness stand and swear
hard against one another, the jury has
a difficult task. Nevertheless, there
have been remarkable cases OF identlh-
cation of handwriting: ~
An English gentleman offered a large
sum of money for the discovery OF q
marriage register, the production OF
which was necessary in an important
lawsuit. An officer in a country church
wrote him that the missing register hao
turned up in the vestry box of his own
parish. A lawyer and an expert In
handwriting were sent to examine tne
document.
The man showed them the marriage
register, and after a careful examlna-
ton they went to lunch.
At the table, the expert expressed an
opinion unfavorable to the genulneness
of the register. It was modern hano-
writing and did not, therefore, possess
the antiquity claimed for it.
s"Then how in the world did 1T get
there?" asked the church officer.
ssWhy, you forged it yourself gun,
etly replied the expert, who had studleo
the handwriting in the note sent the
gentleman.
The man, being threatened with pros
ecution. fled the country, and thus con-
fessed his crime.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.
Directions for Acquiring Grace In
Riding.

Directions for Acquiring Grace In
Riding.
The rider must go the same way as
the horse, with the regularity of clock
work and the movement Of a rocking
chair, says Carl A. Nyegaard in the
Ladies' Home Journal. Should the
horse strike faster gait the rider must
60 with him. 1t is d sign of bad horse
manship when the rider is jerked back
ward too suddenly. 1t is important to
know how to control the animals
mouth. A skilled equestrienne will
know after she has been in the saddle
two minutes whether to ride her horse
with tight or light grip, and with
what style of reins. The hand should
be firm and the wrist supple. This is
difficult to acquire, but it is indispensa-
ble in good riding. The wrist must give
and take the reins with the motion OF
the horse, keeping only an even pres
sure. Sit with q light hand Supple
wrist) SO that you may just feel the
horses mouth without pulling at it. 1t
is important, of course, to sit erect, and,
if one be not straight Of form, it would
be wise to acquire erectness by exer-
else. A line from the riders shoulder
should fall right down to her hips and
meet at the iointure Of spur and heel of
the left leg.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
IN ENGLAND'S PALMY DAYS.

Justice Was Melted Out without Delay
and Administered the Spot.
The reopening Of the Berkeley peer
age case recalls the extraordinary cpl
sode of Lady Henrietta Berkeley III the
year 1852. Lord Grey, her brother~ln-
law. had led her astray, and her father,
the earl of Berkeley. indicted him III
Westminster Hall The trial was one
of the most famous of olden days. The
Jury were preparing to consider their
verdict when Lady Henrietta startled
the court by declaring that she Wonla
not go home with her father, tor she
was legally married to ME- turner
who was then in court.
An animated colloquy ensued.
Lady Henrietta - will go with my
husband.
Earl of Berkeley-Hussy, you shall
20 with me home.
Lady Henrietta-I will go with my
husband.
Earl Of Berlxeley-Then all that arc
nv friends seize her, I charge you
A great scufHe took place. Swords
were drawn. The ford chief justice
babe his tipstaff take Lady Henrietta
into custody. She was released and
died ss,1nnlarried' isaid the records) in
ITO. the claim of Turner being proved
O. collision to save Lord Grey.
= Thus, says the Illustrated American,
was Justice administered in England's
palmy days.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
THE LONDON BOY.
He Is Accounted for the Evolution
Theory.

He Is Accounted for ON the Evolution
Theory.
What are these creatures stumbling
up' the crescent? These are two mes
sage boys. And who is that troglodyte
roosting on the railing? That is brakes
boy waiting ON Feels boy and S1nellie's
boy. Why does he wait? Because he
never travels alone; secondly, because
he has infinite time. Do they shake
hands when they meet? No, brakes
boy puts out his foot and trips up PeePs
boz. What does Peels boy do? He
rises in haste and srnites him with leg
of mutton. Are they now enemies?
No; these are proofs of attachment.
After furnishing the leg Of mutton they
sit down to discuss the universe-i e.,
the street, the pantomine and one
Kidd, pirate.
Why does Smellie's boy go off by
himself and yell? Ii he did not do that
he would burst. He does not know, that
he is yelling VIZ ~ H,,s1,: do no.
his basket and dance? - IT,
betray him. All boys q. ~ when
thew are alone. Does he look ashamed
when you see him? No; boys never
look anything. Will he come to if you
leave him? Yes; he will whistle pres.
entity and calm down. How much does
he get for this? Four and-sixpence a
week.
This boy is accounted for by the evo-
luton theory. His father was primitive
man. 1t is only being in town and
his rnispronunciation that make you
think he is not a savage. What he rep
resents is capacity; he is clay, dough,
putty. This boy cannot as yet walk
straight, or dress better, OF brush his
hair He is not good. He is not bad.
He has no soul. He has not even soap.
He is simply boy, pure, unwashed, I'M
regeuerated bOY.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
The Homely but Useful Girl.

The useful girl, writes Ella Wheel
er Wilcox in the Ladies' Home Journal,
is not noticeable in any way. Every
body makes use of her, and everybody
likes her. She has no enemies and no
lovers. Women like her very much,
and men speak highly of her when she
is brought to their attention in some
way; but they never think of her volun-
tarily. They appreciate her highly
when she helps them out of corner
and thank her cordially, and then for
get her until they need her again. She
is not apt to marry, for men do not care
for useful girls before marriage. She
can sew, she can get dinner if need be,
amuse children, assist in getting up en-
tertainments for other people to par
ticipate in, and she is an excellent
nurse, and reads aloud well, and sings
ittle-enough to rock child asleep
or to help out chorus. She is like the
"green everlasting" or old fashioned
.slive forever plant scentless, and not
beautiful, yet indispensable in gar
den.
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FOR AND AGAINST THE DOG.
How the Canine Species Were Regarded
by the Ancients.

How the Canine Species Wero Regarded
by the A.nctents.
A curious fact, and one that has pro.
voked much discussion, is that in the
Iliad the dog is desnised and his name
is used to express every form Of con.
tempt, while in the Odyssey his virtues
are recognized and the epithets applied
to him are creditable. This marked
contrast in the treatment of the dog
has been one Of the strong arguments
brought forward by those who claim
that the Had and Odyssey were not
written by the SEINE person, says a
writer in the Chicago Evening Post. In
the Had the dog is regarded chiefly as
a scavenger, or if spoken of otherwise
it is for the purpose of degrading some
human being by comparison, as when
Achilles in his wrath calls Agamemnon
sswine bibber with the forehead of
dog"
On the other hand, the Odyssey repre-.
sents favorite dogs as following their
master to the council, guarding the
house, barking at strangers only, and
in various other ways Indicative of ap"
probation.
One of the most pathetic incidents in
the great epic is that of Ulysses dog
Argus. He had been trained for the
chase, but during his masters long alb.
sence he was neglected, and after
awhile became helpless. On Ulysses
return his own kindred fail to recog.
nize him, but the dog lifts his head,
priclks up his ears, and, seeing Ulysse,
draw near, wags his tail and drops his
ears. but has not strength to go to hia
master. His joy is more than he CAP
bear, and he dies Immediately.
Over Argus the black night Of death
Came suddenly as soon as he had seen
Ulysses absent now for twenty years.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
Modern Mercuries.

In one section Of Brooklyn messen,
ger boys may be seen flying through
the streets at the rate of ten miles an
hour. This is especially the case in the
vicinity of Flatbush and Prospect park.
They start from the Office of the Brook.
Ign District Telegraph Company, Flat
bush avenue, and dart about in all di.
rections, responding to calls with such
celebrity as to astonish those who ring
them up. The boys use bicycles, and
thew purchase them on the installment
plan. The boys who ride them receive
from fifty cents to one dollar a week
more than the others, and they are
worth it. The bicycle riders respond ia
calls in one-fourth the time required by
the old method.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
A Mad (,Obbler.

A German cobbler who was reputed
to be one of the LATEST and most worth
less men in Leadville, dug hole in his
yard and sailed it with ore, and show
ing the pit to the representatives Of a
company he was able to sell out for
twenty-five hundred dollars. During
the cdrouse which followed he boosted
publicly of the way in which he had
fooled the capitalists, but before the
purchasers of his property heard Of
these remarks they had sunk the shaft
four feet deeper and had struck one of
the richest veins of carbonate in Lead
vile. The cobbler on learning what
had happened danced about the edge Of
the pit and swore that he had been
swindled. The mine yielded about ono
million dollars
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT.
This Small Details Need this Most Look
ing After.

ing After.
In every line of business, no matter
whether conducted upon a large or
small scale, it is the little things that
count, says the aluminium Age. The
little expenses, the little wastes, the
little economies, are the ones that turn
the balance of accounts, either for
profit or loss, and it is these things that
need the closest attention.
The larger more important details of
every business are carefully looked
after; there is very little chance for
neglect, carelessness Or oversight. The
workman who spoils a costly piece OF
machinery. or causes loss Of any con"
siderable account, is held responsible,
and is generally very careful in this re-
spect, but in the little things he is not
as prompt in exercising: care and econ
omy, and these little things are looked
upon as of no consequence, and as hav-
ing no real value.
We have it asserted by q man who,
beginning on barely nothing, succeeded
in building up a large and profitable
business, and retiring with q consider
able fortune, when asked how he man
aged, what was the secret of his sue
cess, replied:
"By saving what other people wasted,
looking after the little things and see
ing that not a thing was thrown away
Or cast aside as too small or insignifi~
can't TO be Of any value. "A few cents
here and a few cents there make up
quite sum in the course OF q year,
and it is by paying careful attention to
the little details, by looking after the
cents, that have made my dollars"
There is a great deal morein this than
most people would be willing to admit
They are in too much OF hurry to
make dollars to look after cents.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
A Prosperous Eootblaek.

AS was being shaved by the boss
barber in a Sixth avenue shop one aft
ernoon, says writer in the New York
Herald, the customer in the next chair
aHghted and rendered a ten dollar bill
to the tonsorial artist. "Take it to the
bootblack, outside" said the boss bar
Der. questioned my shaver about the
bootblack's financial standing. He an
swered: ''Tony is as well able to change
the bill as most of the storekeepers in
the neighborhood. He has good-sized
bank account and plenty of cash in
hand" Just then the other barber
came in with the change. As passed
out I noticed Tony placing the, 4 in q
well filed wad
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
a WOLF BEATEN BY A WOMAN.

An Incident Showing the Extremely Cow
ardry Nature OK the Beasts
1t is not often that wolf story is told
In a way to show the cowardly nature
Of the animal. For this reason the fol-
lowing account, given by the author Of
'Twenty Years in Canada West, {"
has it's own value and interest.
My wife's youngest sister had d pet
sheep that she had brought up from q
lamb, and to which she was much at
tached.
One afternoon she was going down to
the spring FOR pitcher Of water when
she saw large dog, as she thought,
worrying her sheep, upon which she
picked up a large stick and struck the
beast two Or three strokes with all her
strength, thus compelling him to drop
his prey. ~<.,
This, however, he did very reluctant
ly, turning ,his head at the same time
and showing his teeth with a diabolical
sharl.
She saw ct once when he faced her.
by his pricked ears, high cheek bones,
long, bushy tail and gaunt figure. that
her antagonist was WORT
Nothing daunted, she again bravely
attacked him, for he seemed deter
mined, in spite of her valiant opposi-
ton, to have her pet lamb, which he
again attacked.
She boldly beat him off second time,
following him down the creek, thrash
iuf him and calling for aid with all her
might, when, fortunately, one Of her
brothers, attracted by her cries, ran
down with the dogs and his gun.
But he was too late for shot, for
when the wolf saw the Reinforcement
hs scampered OF with all his speed
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
MIGRATING TO ASIA.
Sad Stories Of Serfdom In Among the
SiaYs.

Sad Stories Of serfdom In Among the
Slays.
Large numbers of peasants and labor
ers of the interior governments apply
for permission to settle in Siberia.
Some of them hope TO find employment
in central Asia on the Transsiberian
railroad; others believe that they can
improve their circumstances in the
sparsely populated districts of that re-
gion. But this migration of the people
is viewed will, some apprehension by
the press. The newspapers see in it a
sign of prevailing poverty and of gen
eral discomfort with existing circum-
stances. ssThe one who knows how the
Slav loves his place of BIRTH says a
Moscow daily, ''how unwillingly he
moves even to another village If he cal
but STAY in his own, must be astonished
at the desire to move about which now
is manifested among our peasants. The
most saddening stories of the time OF
serfdom are reported from peasants
whom their masters have sold into
distant governments. Parting from
their native villages was to them tanta-
mount to yielding half of their lives. 1t
is impossible to think that the nature
of the Russian peasant has changed in
these thirty years; that he has grown
less domestic, more mobile and enter
prising. We are forced to the conclu-
sion, then, that the migration of our
people at present is forced by outward
circumstances. And what shall it lead
toI" This is about as much as a censor
ridden paper can allow itself to say.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
THE SYRIAN WAY.
A bedouin Who Could Not Understand
English Laws.

A bed0uin Who Could NOT OnoersSSn0
English Laws.
It is very difficult for q man
unlearned and untraveled to un-
derstand. in the slightest de-
gree, the customs OF foreign ma
tons. George Mabbedy, Copt, born
at Jerusalem, and educated at an Eng
lish school there, has for many years
served as guide to travellers in the east
Yet, after all his acquaintance with
Franks he fails to understand their
customs ''With the Bedouins" con-
tains the following Illustrations OF
his conclusions in regard to an English
lawyer. and his mode of life.
He proposed going to England and
helping me in my office.
What would you do there, George?'
I asked
81 stand at door with my sword.
This man come in, 1 let him come.
That man go out, I put him out. .
His main idea is that [ must be con-
stantly engaged on murder cases, and
that those whom l am opposing must
be always seeking my life. He
therefore wishes me to be on hny
guard against avenging knives.
George has been much puzzled to un-
derstand exactly what do when am
at home, and how | earn my living by
the law. After much bordering he
proposes this question:
'sWhen one man kills another, and
comes to see you, what you tell him?"
s'When one man kills another he does
not come to me. He runs away. 1t he
is caught he will be hanged
but if he bride the judge?"
Judges in England do not accept
bribes.'
"Well, it is different in Syria. % says
George, with a sigh of perplexity.
Life in Syria is to him an open book
1,77t Enoland is too much for him,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
SELLING PARENTS.
A Case of Revolving Barbarity Among
the Russian Peasants.

a
the Russian Peasants.
Yoozhanin of Kiev reports an Incl
dent of the most revolving barbarity
which characterizes the Russian peas
ants Of some districts. A peasant OF
the village of Potrovsk, near Odessa,
sold his aged father and mother tor
twenty five roubles as slaves to peas
amt of the neighboring village of Balo-
vannoye. A written agreement to the
transaction was made, and the seller
received one rouble on account promls-
date. When the time came and the
slaves were not delivered, the purchaser
came to Potrovsk to claim them. The
poor old couple were persuaded to go
with the new master, for they were told
their son would be sold out Of house
and home if his contract were not ful-
filed. But their grandchildren would
:. let the old woman go because she
had brought them up and they were
fond of her. The seller then, Tor the
sake of his children, offered the pur-
chaser q compromise; lie you'd give an
old aunt who was in the house instead
of his mother. But no sooner G1d ne
make that offer than he came to grief.
The old aunt, unwilling to go shaving
for stranger, kicked up row and at
last ran away to the natchalnik (gov-
eminent AGENT of the district and re-
ported the whole story. Three police
men were sent to the house and the
whole party was arrested. Both pur-
chaser and seller received deserved chas-
tisement, and their written agreement
was torn M
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
MORAL WARFARE.
How railway Passenger Overcans tn
Temptation to Steal.

How . Railway Passenger Overo3Ano tn
Temptation to Steal.
It IS not often that one can sec from
without the actual workings OF con
science. When it is possible, however
he must rejoice greatly if right pre-
walls. The New York Tribune gives
the following instance Of such mora
warfare:
One day, q man on railway trair
picked up from the car seat a package
that the former occupant of the seat
who had left the train at the last station
had forgotten. He looked at the pack
age critically, and then glanced at the
conductor, who was at the other end Of
the train. He evidently thought him:
self unobserved, for after few mo-
ments of reflection he put the package,
which was small one, into his pocket,
and then resumed the reading of his
paper.
But his mind was not at rest. He
time removed the paper from his eyes
and gazed into vacancy, lost i'll medita-
ton.
The conductor passed him, and it
made him uneasy He moved about
nervously in his seat, Presently he
folded up his paper, put it in his pocket,
leaned his elbow ON the window-sill,
and allowed his head to rest III the
palm of his hand.
He was having a hard struggle 1t
would have been interesting to know
the drift Of his thoughts Perhaps the
question of the value of the package
entered them, but il is to be hoped that
it did not. At any rate, his sense Of
justice triumphed.
He raised his head from his hand, in
a determined way, and took the pack
age from his pocket. It was easy ia
see that he was happier now. The
next time the conductor passed he
handed him the package with the re.
mark:
s'Here is something the lady who left
the train at the last station forgot"
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NO RICHES FOR HIM.
How Ono Philosopher Was Impressed ri
the Stock Exchange.

How Ono Philosopher Was Impressed III
the Stock Exchange.
He stood in the gallery Of the stock
exchange, leaning over the railing and
gazing on the animated scene below,
says the New York Recorder.
Something had happened. What il
was no casual observer unacquainted
with all the phases of the market could
tell. But at any rate the men on the
floor below were acting like so many
bowling dervishes.
AS the man looked down he chuckled
and laughed gleefully. He was shah
by man and not in any way presenta-
BILE, but he was happier than he APP
peared to be. Presently there was a
lun in the storm below and the happy
man turned to man at his side.
''Member of the exchange" he asked.
sNo."
"Wealthy man?"
ssNo.''
"Just as thought. Now, do look
like wealthy MANI"
'tNo, can't say you do"
''Just so. You're right. Now do l
look like man that was ever likely to
get rich?''
"see here, my FRIEND" said the other,
II don't know what you're driving at,
but to be frank with you / think that
you look as though you are as little like
" to get rich through any labor of your
own as any man I've seem"
"Just so,'' said the happy man, cheer
lily. "My thoughts exactly. You're
right every time. Now I'm not rich
haven't copper. never expect to be
rich-not built that way. Am right?'
''It looks that way"
Certainly it does. Now most Of the
time l don't want to be rich. But man
is weak and open to temptation, and
sometimes I'm tempted. Then do you
know what I do? No, of course not
Well, come down here to this place
and see what blasted fools men that are
rich and men that want to be make Of
themselves over the matter, and that
settles it. No Jay Gould business in
mine. You couldn't advance ten cents:
No? Well, never mind; I'm above wor
rying over such trihes. wouldn't be
rich for a million dollars"
And with this rather mixed assertion
the philosopher drifted away, still snil
ina.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
A Chinese Anesthotic.

A curious anesthetic used by the
Chinese has recently been made known.
It is obtained by placing frog in ia,
Of flour and irritating it by prodding it.
Under these circumstances it exudes a
liquor which forms a paste with the
-four. ''This paste, dissolved in water,
has well-marked anesthetic properties.
After the finger has been immersed in
the LIQUID few minutes it can be cut
to the bone without any pain being
felt"