The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
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RANDOM REF olIoGs.
Henry George has 9 tonctsPf aphasia
and has been warned BY his phys icians
not to attempt any literary work for
some time 70 come.
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Mrs. Custer says she voald like to
meet her old army friends at the coming
enoampment in Detroit; bnt, she adds:
.sWe get to talking over old times, and
they get to crying and cry. and then
am ill for q long time afterwards. So
feel as il I would do best to stay away"
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The latest distinguished convert, who
has been received into the Church in
England, Is the eldest son Of the lord
chancellor of Ireland. It is announced
that Hon. William Gibson has been ad-
m1tted into the true fold by Flew. Walter
Strappint, s. j.. at the Church OF st.
AlOVSluS, SC. 0Al0o OAAOIu.
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The two greatest Irishmen who ap-
peared in public life in the eventful
period from l775 to 1845. period which
embraces the change from ancient to
modern industrial conditions, were Ed
mund Burke aud Daniel O'Uonneli.
Not only the two greatest Irishmen, but
tney we're the two most accomplished
orators in Great Britain dhring that
time.
Il Hungarian soldier named Joano~
witch, who was serving year as volun-
teer in the army, drank to the, health OF
Kossuth at banquet recently. ln con-
sequence of his crash act'' he was con-
demned to imprisonment for four months
and was deprived of his privilege OF
serving as a volunteer. A petition OF
the Hungarian students for bis pardon
was disregarded.
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A little anecdote is told Of General
Sheridan which does much to explain
WHY he was 80 universally esteemed. He
was sitting with number of others one
aay. when an officer, high in rank,
rushed in. shouting: ooh, boys, I've
such good story to tell you! There are
no ladies present, I believer ''No, but
there arc gentlemen present." was the
curt reply of Sheridan. The story was
not told.
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The n,g OF the United States, under
which Andrew Jackson aud Winfield
Scott fought in the war of 1912, con-
sisted OF fifteen stripes aud fifteen stars.
The original idea was to add both star
and stripe for every new State; but, IN
1918, New York Congressman named
Wendover suggested that at the rate the
United States were growing the tallest
pine tree in Maize would not make a
mast tall enough to hoist the flag upon;
and the stripes were limited to thirteen
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The Holy Father is in the enjoyment
Of excellent health, Notwithstanding the
persistent rumors to the contrary Of per-
sous whose wish is father to the Thought
On the hi centenary of the Roman Ar.
cadian Academy, OF which be is mem
Der. he composed two Latin odes, which
were read by Cardinal Parocchi, vicar
general Of His Holiness, in the hall of
The Canoellaria. So that instead of be-
ing aiing. Leo XIII. boasts of the sound
mind in the sound body.
Xxx
The Salvation Army in Berlin has
found O new and unique recruit in the
Baroness Margare5he Won Lilienkru'z-
She is beautiful and only thirty years
D d. She is the daughter Of a Swedish
knight and the widow Of Swedish Cap
tain. Before her conversion to the prin-:
Diples of the army she led a CIV life in
st. Petersburg. Stockholm aud Berlin
society. The Salvation Army has not,
however, as the conversion of the Baron
Dss might Indicate, had very easy task
trying to ''reaoh the sinners of the
Babylon on the Spree
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The late General Oadius Wilcox, who
lost his life recently by falling iu street
near the Treasury Depart
ment in Washington, had queer theory
about Sitting Bull. He believed the old
fox was once resident of Ariz INA,
whore ne led q band of renegades till the
country became too hot for him He
also believed there was some evidence
lending to establish the correctness OF
the theory that Sitting Bull was white