The Irish standard., 1891-09-12
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

The names of several women appear in
the list Of successful students at the July
matriculation examination Of the Univer-
siuy of London. In the honors division
woman took the highest place and
prize. The competition for the honor
division is regarded as severe, and the
naturalization examination has frequent
IL been criticised for it's severity. There
is no reason then why women should
not receive as good salaries as men do
for the same work.
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By order of the German emperor the
Prussian minister of the interior has
forbidden parents to baptjze their chill
dren with political names of certain
character or color. Young Germans
may be ch1istened with names from the
Bible, of princes. or Of ''royal' states
men, generals and patriots. This meas
ure is intended to prevent socialists from
oommemorating in their own families
prominent revolutionists. "Robeepierre"
has long been very favorite name for
socialists The German emperor will
soon become as offensive as the Gear,
! and then there Will be fun.
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Another athlete succumbs to the in
evitable. Sorakichi, the Japanese
wrestler, is dead of consumption. To
the careless observer it is inconceivable
that the physical giants should fall be-
meath disease that is associated in the
public mind with the utmost constitu-
tional delicacy, but consumption is the
logical reaction of entertaining. The
college athlete, at least, should be warn
ed Chat the stoutest boy, once overdrawn
becomes Aaccid and yielding. In other
words let the boys take enough exercise
and no more.
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1t is said that in the services of the
English church the prince OF Wales has
been prayed for 800, 900, 600 times. The
figure may not be exactly accurate, but
it will 90. The use OF this special
prayer suggests to the New York Obser-
YER story about little girl who asked
why the prince was particularly excluded
in it. Her mistake was due to the
clergyman pronunciation OF ''Awlbert
Edwards" which she took TO mean call
but Edward, prince Of Wales" Itlooks
as if more prayers were necessary to
change Albert Edwards way of going.
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Prof. Holden has recently secured
through the big telescope at the Lick
observatory in San Jose, CAL, better
photographs of the moon shan have been
taken anywhere else. Upon the top OF
one of the mountains OF the moon the
photograph shows white spot that
looks very much like snow. IF it is
snow, the presence ST an atmosphere is
Indicated, Tt has been believed hereto
!
and therefore is uninhabltable; but if il
should be demonstrated that snow falls
upon the surface OF the satellite the
accepted theory would be upset. Now
if it could only indicate the climate all
would be we'll.
Xxx
The new rule at the immigration
quarters on Ellis island in New York
| harbor, that every new conner must be-
gin American life with thorough bath
is excellent. Plenty Of good soap is
furnished and the dirt of the effete
monarchies is not to be allowed any
longer to pollute the land. To some of
the immigrants bath with soap is un-
doubtedly bore, but we want it I'M
derstood that we have already received
our quota of the unwashed. Let these
people write home to their friends that
they must be clean before they can enter
here, and the result may be deterrent il
not detergent. What will become Of
our italian friends now?
Xxx
| A curious case of hydrophobia has just
been reported, and the sufferer has been
sent to Paris in order to be treated
there. The victim is London nurse,
! whose name is Jackson, and who was
bitten by boy of whom she was in
charge. Cases Of poisoning from the
bite of human beings are, Of course, not
unknown to medical science, but they
are decidedly rare, and every one which
is added to the list is put on record in
the medical journals. If she does as
we'll as the Minneapolis man who started
for Paris to get cured of hydrophobia.
and got run in by the New York police
for being drunk, she will fare we'll, for he
returned all right. /
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eCan hypnotized person be made
to commit crime?" was very emphaticallY