The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
RANDOM REFLEOIIONs.

Now it is the Sandwich islanders who
inveigh against the foreigner, and even
against the missionaries who taught
them to eschew the chewing of their fell
low men, and to exchange cuttysarks fol-
the state of nature in which they former
" wandered about. IF as kingdom
they are SO ungrateful what will they be-
when they become republic as they
propose to do?
Charles F. Crisp, speaker of the ma
tional house of representatives, is the
thirty.second man to hold that enviable
position in public life. There have
been hfty-one congresses. but only
thirty-one speakers. Henry Clay was
elected speaker six times, and Blaine,
Colfax, Randall, Carlisle and Nathaniel
Macon, of North Carolina. filed the Of
fee three times each. Crisp will DO
credit to that place.
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January 18th is the date of the one
hundred and fourteenth anniversary OF
Vermont's independence from Great
Britain, and the Sons of Vermont in
Chicago propose to celebrate the coca.
sion in magnificent manner. Ex-M Min:
lister Phelps and Senator Proctor have
been invited to speak, but even sweeter
than their honeYed words will be re-
production in maple sugar of Benning-
ton monument. At the banquet every
thing will be served on dishes OF YER
mont marble. It is we'll to perpetuate
such memories. They are very dear to
Americans,
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Daniel Webster was an acknowledged
leader in congress when he was thirty
years of age; Gladstone was lord of the
treasury at "a and in parliament at %;
Palmerston was lord Of the admiralty at
%; Henry Clay. in spite of the constltu-
ton, was United States senator at %;
Washington was colonel in the army
at %; Napoleon commanded the army Of
Italy at 25, and William Pitt was prime
minister of England at "a, and at IS the
greatest individual authority in Europe.
These are very rare instances of their
kind and it may be good while before.
history repeats itself.
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The will of the late king of Wurtem-
burg contains some curious legacies. In
accordance with it's provisions the boot
black outside the palace gates is to wear
patent leather shoes for the rest of his
life, be dressed in blue tweed homespun
and receive pension of 1000 marks q
year. An old apple who sweeps q
crossing around the corner gets pleas
ant position in the palace, black silk
gown and small pension. Every son,
of domestic in the kings service re-
ceives bequest Of 5 marks. He was q
very sensible king, He gave his money
to those who would be most benefited
by it.
There is good deal Of romance at
tached to the history Of Lawrence and
Barbara Stoahr, an aged couple who
were buried from their residence in
Harlem, N. Y, on the same day recent
~. They were born within few hours
time of each other in Berlin, Germany,
were playmates and schoolmates, were
confirmed together, married, came to
America thirty-one years ago and lived
in Harlem from that time on. She died
on Sunday of pneumonia and he died a
few hours afterward of bronchitis. They
were both laid in one grave, thus even
in death unseparated. Modern histor-
ians should note this fact. It is we'll
worth recording.
Her majesty, the queen of England.
is supposed to have the largest collection
extant of Photographic portraits Of not
abilities of her time, from the portrait of
kings, queens, emperors and expresses
downward: They begin IN the early
dawn of the art of making sun pictures
in the days of those daguerreotypes on
metallic surfaces, which generally re-
quired you to hold them sideways be-
fore you could get view Of their rather
pale and feeble traits. Hence they en-
brace the whole history of the art, and
are thoroughly representative of the
progress of photography. If she cannot.
give her grandson, Albert Victor, q,
purse of sovereigns on his wedding day,
surely she can give him some of these
old photographs.
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The Esquimaux. says missionary
who has been among them, are in many
respects superior to the Northern In
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