The Irish standard., 1891-02-21
RANDOM RE 3 OI'IONs.

The labor bill now before the German
re;chstag provides for the, rigid enforce
ment Of Sunday rest, But il fails to
provide living wages and IN that it is
defective.
*x*
It will be relief to many tired read
ers when the indefahgable correspon~
dents and reporters succeed in persuad-
ing themselves to let Robert Hamilton
rest. But the reading world will then
wonder what has become OF the enter
prising news gather.
*x*
At Zachoppan, in Saxony. man was
fined So. so by the police for inserlblng
bis occupation on the census blank as "a
starving weaver" Truth isn't wanted
very much there. Perhaps ii he had
written the simple word ''vagrant' he
would have been acquitted On the
ground of economy.
*x*
The vast nu amber of people dying now
at the age OF 100 aud upward leads to-
the reflection that whereas 'sthere Were
giants in those days" there are herculean
liars in these, But as it takes all kinds
Of people to make world, this GRO
would not be natural if few liars were
nos to be found occasionally.
*x*
An Indianapolis man challenges ano~
tber TO 3 contest in getting Off trains
With good many people who indulge
in this sort of sport it is a contest to a
finish. The ambition Of the people ia
tie Twin cities is to get on trains, par"
ticularly the electric ones, There is no
trouble about getting off.
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Daniel Webster is said to have been
the first editor Of the first college paper
published in this country, the Initial
number appearing at Dartmouth III
1902 These journals now number :l3O
in the United States, There will be
one more when John T.. Sullivan aban-
aons the stage for journalism.
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It is said tbat Lord Randolph Chuchiil
holds the opinion thaSa man has learned
q whole encyclopedia OF political infor~
nation wnen he is able to discriminata
between statesman and d politician,
As this IS Lord Randy's opinion of
course it does not count for much. 1T
would be difficult to find statesmen or
politician in Rard dy's clothes.
*.@
Charlotte Scott, the colored woman
who contributed the first tive dollars
pad toward q monument for Abraham
Lincoln in Washington, and whose
name is On that account inscribed In
5ronze on the base of 1t, died recently.
LESS worthy women than she have re-
ceiyed more notice at the hands of the
nation's statesmen.
*x*
Elk's tongue lis SAID to be one OF the
choicest delicacies known to epicures,
Doubtless there are times when John T.:
Sullivan feels as If he could crunch the
entire animal. Johns ideas about
do not stop here. His latest
shows that he would like to simply
spank tbs best man ih the world for
s25, 600. So would others-lf they
could,
Gam chewing will have TO be classed
among the manias soon, An Ohio
teacher chastised q girl for refusing to-.
give up her 7gad, whereupon she ard
aer ruother attacked him and gouged his
ayes ,1ut. Tt IS evident that gum chew !;
ing has many admirers yet and ii Lovers :.
3f that dirty habit could be classed as :.
naniacs the probate judges OF tine conn~ !:
;ry would have their hands full COM
hitting them to state insane asylums.
~
THE apprehension that exists concern
Bg the oysters ultimate fate gives rise I.
20 an awful dread that the providers Of :.
God may be reduced to me necessity Of
cutting them iii two in order TO see that
9ach stew has its representation. This
lowever will not sound strange to the.
patrons of Minneapolis restaurants. who
nave been long since of the opinion that.
he average oyster was cut in four.
~
King Oscar. of Sweden, is a cruel
man. He inflicted a lot of speeches upoa
he people before he assembled the
;hrone and he is now getting them TO-
jher for the purpose of publication and
yet the world wonders when nation
breaks out in revolt against it's rulers.
IF some Americans would profit by this
nf Oscar IL un111d la wall fry