The Irish standard., 1891-05-09
RANDOM REFLEOPIOES.

RANDOM REFLEOFIONS
Stanley's profits from his American
4 lecture tour footed up 1905. 900. Amer
ica's gain has been-a glimpse OF Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley and practical Illus
| tration of the uses of the pronoun III Y :
! America has the experience, al it were.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley have the
money See!
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The war against the nude in art has
reached the New York assembly, where
bill has been introduced prohibiting
"the exhibition Of any picture bf
woman wholly or partially nude !,
Probably New York intends to photo
| graph her ladies hereafter heavily v6lled
New York is initiating Minnesota i'll
this respect
| Clifton W. Tayleure, Journalist, dram
atist and theatrical manager, was found
dead III his bed in New York recently.
The enormitY Of the outrage LIE had
perpetrated on the good old name of
Taylor Is probably Responsible for his
unannounced departure. Or lis failura
to give good advance notices Tor fake
companies.
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It Ia said Of Mrs. p. Il Barnum that
she made her husband happy bY letting
him alone when occupied. and especially
By not asking foolish questions tendiue
to harrass and vex him wise woman.
No wonder Barnnm succeeded where
others failed. Yes; indeed II other
women would initiate Mrs. Barnum
marriage would not be failure.
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After losing $40. 100000 IN specula-
ton Baron Gustave Rothschild has re-.
tired from the Paris bourse. This should
be an effectual warning to the SIS
week clerk who nurses the delusion that
be can outwit the mlllionaires Of the
board of trade BIZ iudicious
Investments in BUCKET shops. lii
old Hutch" had taken such warn .
ing be would be 80. 100000 ahead to-day.
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There seems to be but one seriols
obstacle to the adoption il this country
OF the innovation which the Berlin
physicians have made in requiring their
coachman to wear white hats, In order
that the physician's turnout may be
identified. Only about one il score Of
physicians feels able to afford coach
man. Some of them are iii luck I'D
afford good clothes and decent Office,
They can get along without the coRch-
man.
Secretary Of War Proctor Ii brainy
man, but be sometimes slops over. His
latest idea IS to group sixteen big
mortars into square, fire them stimuli
taneously and drop their shells upon
the deck Of any reckless invader winch
might draw near enough 10 be located.
He has not as yet completed arrange
meIts by which the enemy's ironcIad
ironclad shall be compelled to remain ia
the same position long enough for the
bomb battery 10 get in ita work. Mr.
Proctor is like the Harrison
administration, viz failure IN more
things than one.
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Golduin Smith in New York inter-
view SAYS 'The fact is, Ontario il so
fer away, both from the seals and fish.
that between you and me, she does not
trouble hel head very much about what
ls happening, either iii Newfoundland
Or the Behring Sea- Nevertheless the
political leaders in the Queens domin-
Ions appear to have connecting wIre
with the sealeries; distance does not
always diminish interest, even ii fila
case Of forced loan. But unless mat
ters change somewhat very soon there
will be 40 such 9 thing al Canada for
cling loan. Her delight il rapidly ap-
preaching the $4OO, 900 900 mark.
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The remarkable pecnliarity OF the grip
IN Japan was its prevalence among the
upper classes, whereas the cholera
selected its victims among the poor
people. Some idea Of the extent Of the
epidemic may be gathered from the fact
that, at Yokohama, the sufferers officially
reported numbered over 30, 900. ana III III
estimated that the unreported cases
throughout the prefecture were nearly
twice as great. OF the l3O, 600 inhab
ltants Of Kobe, $4,000 we're attacked
by the disease. Ia Toxic the epidemic
III H.